“Being a hero, the man had observed, is largely a matter of knowing one’s cues.”
“Being right was largely a matter of explanations.”
“One’s lover is one’s partner in observing and understanding the world. Marriage is a place where joint narratives are composed. If the lover is a liar then all your joint observations are unreliable. You will have to start all over again.”
“To know one’s own state is not a simple matter. One cannot look directly at one’s own face with one’s own eyes, for example. One has no choice but to look at one’s reflection in the mirror. Through experience, we come to believe that the image is correct, but that is all.”
“One’s opinion should only be as strong as one’s knowledge on the matter.”
“I believe each human being has the potential to change, to transform one’s own attitude, no matter how difficult the situation.”