"Sometimes I think the most abundant ingredient in the universe is loneliness. Other times I know it’s love. I know it like I know my own name, my own body. I know it like I know I am. Love is how things are made and have being. Love turns the planets in their arcs and makes the rain fall and the flowers blossom. Love keeps people alive, and it is only when they lose sight of it that they feel alone, and give in to death.
I wish my story were more about love and not the wanting of it. More about the sky after a storm, or rainbows, or forgiveness. Less about fear, uncertainty and wrong turns. I wish I was less hesitant and more decisive. I wish I smiled more."
-Excerpt from Star Kin, by Brian Toups
