“The reason I forgive you, is because you are not perfect. You are imperfect and so am I. All humans are imperfect. Even the man outside my apartment, who litters. And when I was young, I wanted to be anyone but myself. Dr. Bernard Hazelhof said if I was on a desert island then I would have to get used to my own company– just me and the coconuts. He said I would have to accept myself, my warts and all, and that we don’t get to choose our warts. They are a part of us and we have to live with them. We can, however, choose our friends, and I am glad I have chosen you.”