“People destined to meet will do so, apparently by chance, at precisely the right moment.”

“We come from long lines of people destined never to meet.”

“Each meeting occurs at the precise moment for which it was meant. Usually, when it will have the greatest impact on our lives.”

“Providence has a curious way of letting two lives run along, each apparently independent of the other. Parallel lines they seem, hopeless of meeting. Converging lines really, destined, through long ages, by every deed that has been done to meet as a certain point and there fuse.”

“I know what the right woman, at the right moment, can do to a man- not that Tessie seemed to have got away scot-free herself. Some people should never meet. The fallout spreads too wide and gets into the ground for much too long.”

“But it takes so little to help people, and people really do help each other, even people with very little themselves. And it’s not just about second chances. Most people deserve an endless number of chances.”