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My fingers dig into the sheet covering my lap as I force myself to be brave enough to accept her apology, instead of insisting I don’t deserve it.

Change comes more naturally to some people than others. Monotony is boring, and besides, as the ancients lived to point out, expectations of what could be or what should be are the most common sources of our discontent. Expectations lead to disappointment, and disappointment leads to anger and resentment.

So far this has been the most insightful passage: "So stop blaming yourself." "I can't seem to help it." "Bullshit. The truth is you don't want to. It makes you feel good to blame yourself. You know why?" Kira shook her head, mute. "Because it gives you a sense of control. The hardest lesson in life is learning to accept that there are some things we can't change.'

I'm not into the science and math explanations in this book. They arent easy to understand and it feels like the purposefully difficult to understand unless you are a rocket scientist.

If this book is about historical accuracy with the young marriage (I find it very bothersome) then how come there's so many seemingly unsubtle gay couples?

When James replied, there was real kindness in his voice. “You must give people time, Alastair,” he said. “We are none of us perfect, and no one expects perfection. But when you have hurt people, you must allow them their anger. Otherwise it will only become another thing you have tried to take away.”

“I have tried to apologize, and to change,” Alastair said, and even through the door Cordelia could hear his voice shake. “How can I make amends for my past when no one will let me?”