“There are infinite numbers between 0
and 1. There's .1 and .12 and .112 and an
infinite collection of others. Of course,
there is a bigger infinite set of numbers
between 0 and 2, or between 0 and a million.
Some infinities are bigger than other
infinities. A writer we used to like taught
us that. There are days, many of them, when I
resent the size of my unbounded set. I want
more numbers than I'm likely to get, and
God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters
than he got. But, Gus, my love, I cannot tell
you how thankful I am for our little
infinity. I wouldn't trade it for the
world. You gave me a forever within the
numbered days, and I'm
grateful.”
