In order to have a real life of any romance, there has to be a level of fantasy.
I sometimes think that we expect too much resolution in this world.
I don't think you can have an imagination without having fantasy, and you can't have that rich a life without an imagination.
That's what perfect means. You're finished.
I suppose you retire from trying. If you retire from trying, you think, "Maybe love will just come my way if I don't want it anymore."
I know that I was able to find my way out of most of my feelings by writing.