The hours went by quickly, like the proverbial sands slipping down, down, down the center of the hourglass.

Time has no care for a dreamer.

Work on Purpose -
Play on Purpose -
Rest on Purpose -

Do not let yourself or anyone else waste your time.

The summer night was settling upon the neighborhood like a dark lace veil, casting dappled shadows on the roofs and sidewalks and lawns.

In her experience, there were only two kinds of guys: the ones into sports and the ones into video gaming. It seemed guys had to be obsessed with something, whether it was watching a game or playing in it or keeping some weird collection related to it.

He was like her favorite type of candy, she realized, a bit sour at first but all sweetness in the long run. Admittedly . . . that tartness was part of the allure all along.