“You're angry with me. I don't understand why you're angry with me. Just because you don't like my dream, I mean, this is ridiculous."

He spoke gently, which unnerved me more. "I'm angry because not only are you not happy where you are, but you can't even think of where you'd rather be. Which I think is..." He searched for the word. "Sad. No wonder you're stuck in a rut."

I thought about it some more. Thought about my dreams, my wishes, my ambitious. Where I wanted to be, that would make me feel better than being here. I couldn't come up with anything.”