“Yeah, sure,” I say, and then, for good measure: “Whatever.”
“Yeah whatever.”
“I guess I'll never measure up to anyone's expectations. I surely don't measure up to what I'd like to be.”
“Yeah. I don’t need much, and whatever else I need I’m sure I can buy since the Council knows that I am the charmed one who has to be humored lest the big bad Norseman go a Viking on their heads. (Chris)”
“But we comforted ourselves with what we really meant to say, which was: "I don't normally feel this good about what I'm doing."Measure the hope of that moment, that feeling.Everything else will be measured against it.”
“Are you sure this is a good idea?’ I ask.‘No,’ says Amber. ‘Let’s do it.”