" Such a tough life. This is not the easy way." " No," Penn agreed, " but I'm not sure easy is what I want for the kids anyway." She looked up at him. " Why the hell not?" " I mean, if we could have everything, sure. If we can have it all, yeah. I wish them easy, successful, fun-filled lives, crowned with good friends, attentive lovers, heaps of money, intellectual stimulation, and good views out the window. I wish them eternal beauty, international travel, and smart things to watch on tv. But if I can't have everything, if I only get a few, I'm not sure easy makes my wish list." " Really?" " Easy is nice. But its not as good as getting to be who you are or stand up for what you believe in," said Penn. " Easy is nice. But I wonder how often it leads to fulfilling work or partnership or being." " Easy probably rules out having children," Rosie admitted. " Having children, helping people, making art, inventing anything, leading the way, tackling the world's problems, overcoming your own. I don't know. Not much of what I value in our lives is easy. But there's not much of it I'd trade for easy either, I don't think. "