“More than anything, Billie, I wish you knew what love can be. You’re right that humans are imperfect. We’re selfish. We’re misguided. We make mistakes, but, honey, we’re also capable of such deep connections with each other, and sometimes we recognize in another person something that’s so moving and divine and otherworldly that we know we can’t live without having that in our lives. And it can happen at any time in life. It’s one of our best human powers, to love, and then pick ourselves up after a loss and love again and again.”
