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“Those have to be the saddest words a person can utter.” “What?” “ ‘That’s just who I am.’ ” “Why?” “Because it shows a total unwillingness to change. That is not just who you are, Frank. It’s who you’ve become, who you choose to be. You just refuse to acknowledge the choice.”
“No expectations. No preferences. If you prefer one outcome over another in life, you will likely be disappointed. I prefer nothing and am always surprised.”
“Who knows what you will be? You are still becoming.”
That was the thing about New York, Cleo thought as they walked toward the buses. It never knew what you wanted, so it offered you everything.
They’re not much younger than Cleo, Frank thought. They’re so much younger than me, Cleo thought.