Fate is an obligation I don't understand--the reasons that random beast passed over her deserving soul in favor of mine.

Too many things have changed. Too much time has passed. I'm different now, a man with a pocketful of unconnected but terribly vivid memories. I was looking to dredge up what I'd long forgotten. Most of all, I am wishing for something to fasten all these gems, maybe something to hold them in a continuity that I can comprehend.

When it's all over, you'll realize that the answer is already within you.