In this place, technology still bends the knee to luck.
Turmoil on the inside needn't show on the out.
I learnt early: those who are quickest to tally your value often do it on your spots alone.
No one can convince me that optimism or confidence is warm enough.
One's sense of cold is relative to one's experience.
We always feel worse in the darker months.
The past tense is a very sturdy thing. It's earned, but it does take for granted that one has survived. The present is a different case entirely.