“It is always easy to question the judgement of others in matters of which we may be imperfectly informed.”

“But why would it matter? We aren't ... or...uh...weren't ..." Which is it, Jess? "Aren't" or "weren't"? Present or past tense? Now or then? "We haven't been talking to each other." Past imperfect tense. How appropriate.”

“Anything we do to fight misery and ignorance and poverty, no matter how imperfect it may be, is still better than doing nothing at all.”

“The attentions of others matter to us because we are afflicted by a congenital uncertainty as to our own value, as a result of which affliction we tend to allow others' appraisals to play a determining role in how we see ourselves. Our sense of identity is held captive by the judgements of those we live among.”

“We always see ourselves as constant, and others as less so, no matter what policy shifts we ourselves may have been guilty of.”

“Our love is perfect. And even though we may not be, our love creates a bridge that spans over our imperfections and joins us where it matters.”