"No, actually - many do. And most of the time, it turns out their lives are far less exciting than yours."

"Do you think their worries are correct? Social expectations of politeness aside, would you be willing to walk up to a factory worker, a garbage collector, a secretary, and tell them - 'that's right, your life was only a background for something far greater, on a large scale you achieved nothing'?"

"You don't have to answer."