The only thing that mattered was that the quarter century or so he had remaining would be his life, to live out as he chose and in his own best inter… - Ken Grimwood

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The only thing that mattered was that the quarter century or so he had remaining would be his life, to live out as he chose and in his own best interests. Nothing took precedence over that: not work, not friendships, not relationships with women. Those were all components of his life, and valuable ones, but they did not define it or control it. That was up to him, and him alone.
The possibilities, Jeff knew, were endless.