Then I go in the den and turn on Law & Order, since the only thing i can really count on in life is that whenever I turn on the TV, there will be a Law & Order episode.

That's the problem with having a moral code. We want to destroy the jerkish part of the jerks, but we want to save the human being underneath.

Let’s make plans,” I ventured. And Sofia smiled and said, “No, let’s leave it to chance.

Do I really have to find a word for it? Can't it just be what it is?

There is no such thing as no choice. There is always a choice. The only question is whether it's a bearable one.

We didn't believe in fate, but we believed in serendipity. We felt very lucky.

I have learned how to observe, far better than most people observe. I am not blinded by the past or motivated by the future. I focus on the present, because that is where I am destined to live.