And maybe now you'll start treating everybody with respect. Not just the people you think are important.

If I've learned one lesson from all that's happened to me, it's that there is no such thing as the biggest mistake of your existence. There's no such thing as ruining your life. Life's a pretty resilient thing, it turns out.

Have you ever thought about the grid of Manhattan?' It's like...a metaphor for life. You think you have the freedom to walk anywhere. But in fact... you are strictly controlled. Up or down. Left or right. Nothing in between. No other options.' Life should be like an open space...you should be able to walk in whatever direction you choose.

Our eyes met in the math class. How were we to know that trigonometry would lead to matrimony?

I adore all Agatha Christie's books and turn to them whenever I'm ill or need cheering up.

I'm lying. I don't just need someone like you. I need you.

Every time I mention her, Magnus says, "Are you two getting along?" in raised, hopeful tones, like we're endangered pandas who need to make a baby.