Anything could happen in a place like this, in a situation like this.  Perhaps living a life full of possibility was a conscious choice.  You either did or you didn’t.  Yes or no.  Black or white.  Sugar or salt.  Bored and safe or thrilled and dangerous.

They talked about little things — her love for semicolons, his preference for dashes.

LISTEN TO ME.  COURAGE IS NOT BORN; IT IS SEIZED.

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