“It seemed unreasonable, unfair, that a woman so young and beautiful should be so exhausted. Of course, it was neither unreasonable nor unfair. Exhaustion pays no mind to age and beauty. Like rain and earthquakes and hail and floods.”

“Exhaustion pays no mind to age or beauty. Like rain and earthquakes and hail and floods.”

“In other words, let's face it: Life is basically unfair. But even in a situation that's unfair, I think it's possible to seek out a kind of fairness. Of course, that might take time and effort. And maybe it won't seem to be worth all that. It's up to each individual to decide whether or not it is.”

“Life is basically unfair. But even in a situation that's unfair, I think it's possible to seek a kind of fairness.”

“The world is an inherently unfair place.”

“Things like that happen all the time in this great big world of ours. It's like taking a boat out on a beautiful lake on a beautiful day and thinking both the sky and the lake are beautiful. So stop eating yourself up alive. Things will go where they're supposed to go if you just let them take their natural course.”

“I can be hurt, you know. I can get as exhausted as anybody else. I can feel so bad I want to cry, too.”