“Sometimes, upon waking, the residual dream can be more appealing than reality, and one is reluctant to give it up. For a while, you feel like a ghost—not fully materialized, and unable to manipulate your surroundings. Or else, it is the dream that haunts you. You wait with the promise of the next dream. But the act of waking is dependent on remembering. We use ritual as a mnemonic device, holiday as a ritual with meaning, and the seasons as increments of measurement.”

“How satisfying it is to leave a mark on a blank surface. To make a map of my movement, no matter how temporary.”