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“Just because it doesn’t make sense to you, doesn’t mean it doesn’t make sense,” she whispered, and he couldn’t argue with that.
When Irene had asked him to go, he’d been relieved too. It was exhausting being responsible for someone else’s happiness.
“Hmm. Maybe so. But perhaps your heart is too hard.” She smiled a little to take the sting out of her words. “The truth is, the harder we are, the easier we shatter. It takes some softness to absorb life’s blows.”
“Of course things of value take extra care. That’s what gives them their value . . . we care about them. Starting fresh sounds like an excuse to not care.”
“Equity is impossible. There is inequity in all things.”
“Humans are complex creatures. We want to belong, but we can’t stand to be the same. How in the world do you force equity on humankind, when we try at every turn to differentiate ourselves from each other?
