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Noah likes specificity in general.
He says what he means, and he means what he says. He is precise. When he describes someone, it’s factual. Not intended to be hurtful. He may say that he is looking for “that fat guy with a big nose and no hair.” He doesn’t see these as insults or insulting. The guy just happened to be overweight, have a large nose, and been bald. That is no different to him than saying the sky is blue and the grass is green or the Gatorade flavor he likes best is the “blue kind that he supposes tastes like a frozen glacier” though he “wouldn’t know since he’s never tasted a glacier.”
Everything about my brother is normal. But nothing in this world works at the same speed of normal as him.
Why would someone want to try something different that might not be as good as the last thing that you had?
When you have sex with someone, you are exchanging emotions. Sometimes it’s love, but it can also be happiness or joy or sorrow or guilt or lust or compassion or comfort. But no matter what it is—it’s not unemotional at all.
While his words may sound cruel to a neurotypical person, he is just stating facts. He does not say that a person is fat and that makes them ugly. They are a person, and they also happen to be fat. He doesn’t say that a person is old and that makes them worthless. They are a person who happens to be older than he is.
Love is a type of total destruction.
It’s impossible for one to wish for love without a willingness to welcome destruction.
days are uneventful. They’re boringly normal. It’s something a lot like love.
My heart swelled so much that I thought that my happiness would cause me to be blown to bits.
“When God moves his hand, do not pretend to not notice. One is required to pay notice.
“Baba, this is the love of my life,
