"But one of the hallmarks of emotional maturity is to recognize the validity of multiple realities and to understand that people think, feel, and react differently. Often we behave as if “closeness” means “sameness."
"I remember riding a taxi one afternoon between very tall buildings under a mauve and rose sky; I began to bawl because I had everything I wanted and knew I would never be so happy again."
F. Scott Fitzgerald (after the release and consequent fame of This Side Of Paradise, and marriage to Zelda two weeks later)