“Trying, trying, always trying. Trying was my life. I was guaranteed nothing.”
“While I was trying to write, I was trying to grow.”
“Live and invent. I have tried. I must have tried. Invent. It is not the word. Neither is to live. No matter. I have tried. [...] I say living without knowing what it is. I tried to live without knowing what I was trying. Perhaps I have lived afterall, without knowing.”
“I don't try to describe the future. I try to prevent it.”
“I tried every diet in the book. I tried some that weren't in the book. I tried eating the book. It tasted better than most of the diets.”
“I have doubts, but I'm willing to try. It's the best I can offer. Will you try? I need you, Mira. Try for me.”