" A and B are different variables, but together they always equal C, right? A and B are rarely equal. You're implying that you and I are on opposite sides of the equation, but we're not. We are both on the same side, working toward C. C represents the culminations of our friendship. But, Meena, if we're not friends, then we'll never find C, will we? Don't you want to solve for C? "

― M.K. Schiller , Variables of Love