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“You’re the first person who’s ever made me think I might be worth that.” Slowly, she lifts her hand to my face, and her touch is such a profound relief that I think I might shudder at the contact. “I keep thinking about the speech you gave at the wedding. I think you’re right.”

“About what?”

“We have a choice. About how we respond to our situations—both our mistakes and our misfortunes