Maybe in Another Life: A Novel

Because that is truly all I want in this world. I want to try to do something myself, knowing that when I have nothing left, someone will take me the rest of the way.

In general, I find that when you are doing something you are not supposed to be doing, the best course of action is to act as if you are absolutely supposed to be doing it. Once

“And I was reading about different theories about the universe. I was really taken with this one theory that states that everything that is possible happens. That means that when you flip a quarter, it doesn’t come down heads or tails. It comes up heads and tails.

“And my heart breaks for every single version of me that didn’t end up with you.”

“As a man who has been trying to run into you for months, let me assure you how rare it is that two specific people’s paths will cross.”

“That love makes you do crazy things, that sometimes you have to do things that seem wrong from the outside but you know are right. I thought you’d understand. Given what Gabby told me happened between you and Michael.”

It doesn’t matter if we don’t mean to do the things we do. It doesn’t matter if it was an accident or a mistake. It doesn’t even matter if we think this is all up to fate. Because regardless of our destiny, we still have to answer for our actions. We make choices, big and small, every day of our lives, and those choices have consequences.

“To think that you might have gone in the wrong direction? And missed the life you were destined for?”

I’m no longer a person willing to pretend the things I’ve done wrong are justifiable because of how they make me feel.