Twenty years and a bad marriage. In Vienna we would need three operas and a war to arrive at the same line. Frank gets there in one sentence and leaves the orchestra at home. This is economy I respect.

Seven years in Pittsboro and I still do not fully understand what "resolution" means to the American psyche. In my country we call it a Vorsatz — a pre-sentence. We expect failure and plan accordingly. Your optimism is baffling and, I confess, rather moving.