"If life wasn't important before, why should it be now?" "It is." "No. What's the difference between meaningless survival in Washington and meaningless survival here? None of that means anything." "It means something to the others. To the ones who want your miracles." "Miracles I don't have. Why is it important that other people depend on you? Why does that make my life worth living?" "Sometimes it's all that does mean anything," Harvey said. He was very serious. "And then you find there's more. A lot more. But first you do a job, one that you didn't really take on, looking out for others.
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