QUOTE : I failed,” I said finally.<br /><br />“At what?”<br /><br />“The relationship.”<br /><br />“Don't be ridiculous,” said Maya, “You can't fail at a relation ship. That's like getting off a roller coaster and saying you failed because the ride is over. Things end. That doesn't mean the experience wasn't worth it.”<br /><br />“I'm not sure it was worth it Maya. What did I get out of it?”<br /><br />“You got what you needed," she said. “And then one day it wasn't what you needed any more.