Two Second Rebound Rate (Holly Schindler)
My favorite scene in The Notebook is the one where Ryan Gosling's character is asking Rachel McAdams's character to choose between him and her fiance. He says to her: " You tell me when I am being an arrogant son of a bitch and I tell you when you are a pain in the ass. Which you are, 99% of the time. I'm not afraid to hurt your feelings. You have like a two second rebound rate, then you're back doing the next pain-in-the-ass thing." I like it so much it makes the whole movie worth watching. I think, at this point in my life, I might also have one of those two second rebound rates. But it's been fairly hard-won, after decades of taking knocks. It sounds beautiful and idyllic, spending your life pursuing your dream. And to be sure, if you are afforded that chance by your life circumstances, you (ahem, I) need to count your lucky stars. Lucky, yes. Easy? Nope. When I first started writing, I felt like anything but a writer. I didn't even call