People · 2012
“Of course there is such thing as a second chance,” went on Domenica, “We may waste our first trip to Italy, but that doesn’t mean that we need waste our second.”
— Alexander McCall Smith · The Importance of Being Seven
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
Domenica reflects on missed opportunities using travel as metaphor. Wasting one trip to Italy doesn't mean the next has to be wasted too. The line gently insists that second chances are real, not just comforting fiction.
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