Jae

“I ended up being allowed to take that sabbatical, and it was a fantasy come true. In fact, I have a confession. This is exactly how geeky I am: Soon after I arrived in California, I hopped into my convertible and drove over to Imagineering headquarters. It was a hot summer night, and I had the soundtrack to Disney’s The Lion King blasting on my stereo. Tears actually began streaming down my face as I drove past the building. Here I was, the grown-up version of that wide-eyed eight-year-old at Disneyland. I had finally arrived. I was an Imagineer. III”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

“Did anyone ever really know anyone else? Really, truly know them, so much so that you never even had to doubt their thoughts or intentions?”
― Val Brelinski, The Girl Who Slept with God

“Dylan’s birth was a reminder to me of the roles we get to play in our destinies. Jai and I could have made things worse by falling into pieces. She could have gotten so hysterical that she’d thrown herself into shock. I could have been so stricken that I’d have been no help in the operating room. Through the whole ordeal, I don’t think we ever said to each other: “This isn’t fair.” We just kept going. We recognized that there were things we could do that might help the outcome in positive ways...and we did them. Without saying it in words, our attitude was, “Let’s saddle up and ride.”
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

“It’s odd, isn’t it, why farce so often seems to get mixed up with tragedy?”
― Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery