Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.

There's the life we dream, the life we deserve, and the life we get. I'll take what I got over what I deserve any day.

But what Dakota most enjoyed about the beginning of winter was the crispness of the air (that practically demanded the wearing of knits) and the way that tough New Yorkers - on the street, in elevators, in subways - were suddenly willing to risk a smile. To make a connection with a stranger. To finally see one another after strenuously avoiding eye contact all year.

Whether a person is physically in front of you or not, the love remains.

There's money, and then there's class. The two are often separated.

Sometimes suffering is just suffering,” she told Gus. “It doesn't make you stronger. It doesn't build character. It only hurts.

... everyone has to knit when they're here. ... But not every person has to use yarn.