Not that believing such things has anything to do with whether they are true. You see that, don't you?
Jesse BallI have a very basic notion of the structure the book might have - that's mostly it. The rest is luck and happenstance.
Jesse BallThat would be the death of anyone - to recognize false hopes with a certainty. One mustn't know that. If it is offered, refuse!
Jesse BallOne can't say how one behaved or why, really. Such situations, they are far more complex than any either/or proposition. It is simplistic to produce events in pairs and lean them against each other like cards. I suppose if you a playing go or shogi, then such a thing might be helpful, but that is not life.
Jesse Ball