The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon

I’m having trouble thinking and looking at her at the same time. There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.

The poetic heart is not to be trusted with long-term decision-making.