An arrow hangs above a forked path through a misty landscape beneath a dusky blue-and-gold sky.

Original artwork, not a still

Mike McDermott

If you had it to do all over again, knowing what would happen, would you make the same choice?

— Rounders • 1998

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The question adds knowledge of the outcome to an imagined chance to repeat a decision. It separates what someone chose then from what they might choose with hindsight. By leaving the answer open, it allows the same result to be either regretted or accepted again.

Context reviewed

Share this quote