"BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHEN WE WILL
DIE, WE GET TO THINK OF LIFE AS AN
INEXHAUSTIBLE WELL. YET EVERYTHING
HAPPENS A CERTAIN NUMBER OF TIMES
AND A VERY SMALL NUMBER, REALLY.
HOW MANY MORE TIMES WILL YOU
REMEMBER A CERTAIN AFTERNOON OF YOUR
CHILDHOOD, SOME AFTERNOON THAT WAS
REALLY A PART OF YOUR BEING THAT YOU
CAN'T EVEN CONCIEVE OF YOUR LIFE
WITHOUT IT? PERHAPS FOUR OR FIVE TIMES
MORE, PERHAPS NOT EVEN THAT. HOW
MANY MORE TIMES WILL YOU WATCH THE
FULL MOON RISE? PERHAPS TWENTY, AND
YET IT ALL SEEMS LIMITLESS."

For Brandon and Eliza
Ever Joined in True Love