“Out lives, so settled, so specific, are built on happenstance.”
“Sometimes I remind myself that I almost skipped the party, that I almost went to a different college, that the whim of a minute could have changed everything and everyone. Our lives, so settled, so specific, are built on happenstance.”
“Peace is not happenstance. It is a living fire that must be fed constantly. It must be tended with vigilance, else it dies out.”
“So it’s all right for him to rule out a serious relationship, but it’s wrong if I’m not ready to settle for less?”
“There are so many battles to fight...so many scores to settle.”
“Plan specifically so you can implement flexibly.”