But I always worked harder when I was up against something, or when someone assumed I couldn't succeed. That's what drove me, all those nights studying. The fact that so many figured I couldn't do it.

“But as long as something is never even started, you never have to worry about i…”

“This lost, loose feeling that no consequence could be so harmful as the sense o…”

“Watching him, I thought, not for the first time that night, that maybe it shoul…”

“Well," I said finally, knowing he was waiting, "you make me laugh."He nodded. "…”