Here Or There

She got a job in a bookshop, surrounded by the vinegary smell of pages never turned, and before long became part of the furniture.

Desire can always be split into two. The things you desire, by their very nature, are never the things you have. Although the things you have are still desired, still things you appreciate – when you take the time to remember. Desire will always disappoint you, in the end. For what you want is never as good as the wanting itself.