Without Pain, We Couldn't Know Joy.

He Let His Mind Wander. It Went To A Predictable Place, And He Missed Her

People Will Say It's Sad That She Leaves A Lesser Scar, That Fewer Remember Her, That She Was Loved Deeply But Not Widely. But It's Not Sad, Van Houten. It's Triumphant. It's Heroic. Isn't That The Real Heroism? Like The Doctors Say: First, Do No Harm.

Caring Doesn't Sometimes Lead To Misery. It Always Does.

...but There's Always Suffering, Pudge. Homework Or Malaria Or Having A Boyfriend Who Lives Far Away When There's A Good-looking Boy Lying Next To You. Suffering Is Universal. It's The One Thing Buddhists, Christians, And Muslims Are All Worried About.

But If You Consider All The Unlikely Things Together, At Least One Of Them Will Probably Happen To Each Of Us.