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He didn’t like people much anymore.

He didn’t like people much anymore.

Good sense of direction will be a plus, too.

Good sense of direction will be a plus, too.

I want to be ready and have perfect vision when the world collapses.

I want to be ready and have perfect vision when the world collapses.

Of course, it is completely absurd.

Of course, it is completely absurd.

I shall make something of it.

I shall make something of it.

Blissful isolation.

Blissful isolation.

I shall prepare a noble death song for the day I go over the great divide.

I shall prepare a noble death song for the day I go over the great divide.

Please be quiet.

Please be quiet.

Suddenly the day is over and I’m standing here.

Suddenly the day is over and I’m standing here.

They appear calm in spite of the situation.

They appear calm in spite of the situation.

We both know that you are above the law.

We both know that you are above the law.

It happens all the time.

It happens all the time.

When will we meet again?

When will we meet again?

It was one of the Saturdays that feel like Sundays.

It was one of the Saturdays that feel like Sundays.

What shall I do?

What shall I do?

One at a time is enough.

One at a time is enough.

I wish I’d become a plant earlier.

I wish I’d become a plant earlier.

There was a balance struck: it was enough.

There was a balance struck: it was enough.

What’s outside the window?

What’s outside the window?

It’s about to end.

It’s about to end.

I assumed that the situation was fairly common.

I assumed that the situation was fairly common.

The smaller birds were chattering, as if they had dreams they were eager to share.

The smaller birds were chattering, as if they had dreams they were eager to share.

It wasn’t a big deal.

It wasn’t a big deal.

All manner of things shall be well.

All manner of things shall be well.

A subtle but real pressure.

A subtle but real pressure.

It seems like a place one shouldn’t disturb.

It seems like a place one shouldn’t disturb.

Promises have been made.

Promises have been made.

Doesn’t that look nice?

Doesn’t that look nice?

The tiny stretch of daylight that will become summer.

The tiny stretch of daylight that will become summer.

The seconds pass.

The seconds pass.

It will be there.

It will be there.

He had lost a great and wonderful silence.

He had lost a great and wonderful silence.

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