Faith is one of only two things in mankind's consciousness that defies discussion. The other is one's marriage.
When, some months later, Zoltan emailed me about his decision to run for president, I immediately called him. The first thing I asked was what his wife thought of the plan.__ell, in a way,_ he said, __t was Lisa who gave me the idea. Remember how I said she wanted me to do something concrete, get some kind of a proper job?___ do,_ I said. __lthough I__ guessing running for president on the immortality platform was not what she had in mind.___hat__ correct,_ he confirmed. __t took a little while for her to come around to the idea.___ow did you break it to her?___ left a note on the refrigerator,_ he said, __nd went out for a couple hours.
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When, some months later, Zoltan emailed me about his decision to run for president, I immediately called him. The first thing I asked was what his wife thought of the plan.__ell, in a way,_ he said, __t was Lisa who gave me the idea. Remember how I said she wanted me to do something concrete, get some kind of a proper job?___ do,_ I said. __lthough I__ guessing running for president on the immortality platform was not what she had in mind.___hat__ correct,_ he confirmed. __t took a little while for her to come around to the idea.___ow did you break it to her?___ left a note on the refrigerator,_ he said, __nd went out for a couple hours.
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