“I'd rather be pleasantly surprised than fatally disappointed.”
“Isn't it better when people are pleasantly surprised rather than mildly disappointed by that which is you?”
“I'd rather be a pessimist because then I can only be pleasantly surprised.”
“Was it possible in any relationship to not disappoint, to do anything more than only briefly rekindle the initial fatal illusion?”
“But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.”
“Seeing you here is a pleasant surprise. I'm not fond of surprises.”