You’ll never regret being a good friend.

Don't you wish we could pick the people we love?" "Yeah," I say. "Or just make the people we love want the same things we want.

But I have learned that you make your own happiness, that part of going for what you want means losing something else. And when the stakes are high, the losses can be that much greater.

There are two kinds of sorry. There is the sorry imbued with regret. And a pure sorry. The kind that is merely asking for forgiveness, nothing more.

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.

What's the point of being sad?" he says. "We're here now.

Whenever you make a big decision in life, at least any decision where you have a viable alternative, there is an inevitable uneasy aftermath. Anxiety is merely a sign that you're taking something seriously.