“Because I would save her from meeting a fellow like me. I’m a loner, a bitter bachelor. I’m set in my ways and I hate it when the outside world tries to make me change. I hate noise, and she’s noisy. I hate socializing, and she’s right across the corridor. Besides, all the noble sentiments associated with love always end up threadbare and debased. In love, you have to know when to make an exit before it’s too late. For me, that means restraining myself from making any declarations to begin with.”
