“All this time I've hated myself for it. I thought I'd given it up for nothing. But if I hadn't fallen, I wouldn't have met you.”
“But if I hadn't fallen, I wouldn't have met you.”
“If I hadn't met you, I'd certainly have fallen in love with him.”
“Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times.”
“I'd fallen. Fallen hard. But not so far that I couldn't pick myself up.”
“Then was ashamed of myself. I should be happy for what I'd been given. I hoped God hadn't noticed my lapse in appreciation.”