In French, you don’t really say “I miss you.” You say “tu me manques,” which is closer to “you are missing from me.”

I love that. “You are missing from me.” You are a part of me, you are essential to my being. You are like a limb, or an organ, or blood. I cannot function without you.

China: 1.2 billion people, 50 last names.

makes me sad and feel a little bit sick when i just realised i cannot name one true friend.