My greatest personal mistake is ever to allow a word or moment that “doesn’t count,” i. e. , that I do not refer to my own basic principles. Every word, every action, every moment counts. (This is the pattern on which everybody makes mistakes [or] becomes irrational — not relating their one action or one conviction to another.
Something I'd like to be perfect at?. . . Loving you,' I said. The words climbed from my mouth. 'I'd want to be perfect at loving you.