The thoughts just before the event are like the fortune in the cookie. The fortune's as random as the thought.

“It is possible, he thought, to be completely happy in marriage--though you must…”

“The heart," he said, "is half criminal. The trick is to be vigilant. To keep yo…”

“Perhaps it's simply the dual nature of marriage, the proximity of violence and …”

“He closed his eyes, shook his head. If he could get her alone somewhere, somewh…”