You can't avoid orphan stories, child. Every story is an orphan story. We are all orphaned sooner or later.
Gabrielle ZevinOh, all stories are the same, aren't they? Men and women fall in love or out of love. People are born; people die. It al ends happily or it all ends sadly, and the difference matters only to the people involved.
Gabrielle ZevinSomeday, weโll run into each other again, I know it. Maybe Iโll be older and smarter and just plain better. If that happens, thatโs when Iโll deserve you. But now, at this moment, you canโt hook your boat to mine, because Iโm liable to sink us both.
Gabrielle ZevinI wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it is true, but also a brain and also a soul. I've come to believe that we love with our brains as much as our hearts. Real Love is not just instinct, but intent...... From year to year, you may not always be the same Jane. This is perfectly normal. A Jane is many Janes in a lifetime.
Gabrielle Zevin