“Sorry to be your second choice.""Don't be stupid. Third choice. Mum's asleep, remember?" He laughs again.”
“Each and every day begins with a choice, the first influencing the second, the third and so on . . .”
“Don't let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you're stupid.”
“By now he had learned. Choices are made in brief seconds and paid for in the time that remains. It had happened with Michela and then with Alice and again now. He recognized them this time: those seconds were there, and he would never make a mistake again.”
“When faced with two equally tough choices, most people choose the third choice: to not choose.”
“You can be smart and happy or stupid and miserable. . . it's your choice”