He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.

Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses - my husband always laughs when I call them 'investment pieces.'

The world is not that black and white, Rachel. There are no moral absolutes. It is complex.

I think the most well-adjusted people live in the present with an eye toward the future - I'm not among those.

And then there is Darcy. She is a woman who believes that things should fall into her lap, and, consequently, they do. They always have. She wins because she expects to win. I do not expect what I want, so I dont. And I dont even try.

Love and friendship. They are what make us who we are, and what can change us, if we let them.

You don't have to talk to someone to think about them and check up on them now and again.