This Is As Much A Part Of

That's What The Voices In Your Head Are For, To Get You Through The Silent Parts.

New Yorkers Love The Bigness -- The Skyscrapers, The Freedom, The Lights. But They Also Love It When They Can Carve Out Some Smallness For Themselves. When The Guy At The Corner Store Knows Which Newspaper You Want. When The Barista Has Your Order Ready Before You Open Your Mouth. When You Start To Recognize The People In Your Orbit, And You Know That, Say, If You're Waiting For The Subway At Eight Fifteen On The Dot, Odds Are The Redhead With The Red Umbrella Is Going To Be There Too.

Deep Down? That Sounds Like Settling To Me. You Shouldn't Have To Venture Deep Down In Order To Get To Love.

Pride Is Allowed To Have An Element Of Worry, Especially When You Are A Mother.

I Have Already Spent Roughly Five Thousand Hours Asleep Next To You. This Has To Mean Something.