"It's no sacrifice." His voice is slow and measured. "I've learned - and it has taken me quite a while - to not try to anticipate where life will lead you. Because you will often be wrong, and quite frequently disappointed, even if in the end you do more good, and are much more satisfied than if you'd gone the route you expected. This situation was always a possibility, for me, and I knew that." He pauses, before smiling at her gently. "I'm glad it's you. I know you." His smile curls a bit more mischievously, and he holds the wineglass closer to his lips before commenting, "I know the sort of trouble you get into."
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"It's no sacrifice." His voice is slow and measured. "I've learned - and it has taken me quite a while - to not try to anticipate where life will lead you. Because you will often be wrong, and quite frequently disappointed, even if in the end you do more good, and are much more satisfied than if you'd gone the route you expected. This situation was always a possibility, for me, and I knew that." He pauses, before smiling at her gently. "I'm glad it's you. I know you." His smile curls a bit more mischievously, and he holds the wineglass closer to his lips before commenting, "I know the sort of trouble you get into."
He takes a sip to keep himself from laughing.