In truth, C.G. seemed to find shades of nuance and complexity in every situation—even when it meant reversing himself on opinions he’d previously expressed in strong terms. I found this tendency perplexing at first—as if I could never know for sure what he was really thinking—but I soon came to admire this quality, too. He was always reevaluating, never so committed to a position that he couldn’t assimilate new evidence.
