" Why can't you tell Brad you don't want to work on Sundays?" It would be nice if he and I could watch a movie or do some other relaxing activity together when we get home.
"Nobody would admit that to their boss. It would mean we weren't team players and that our personal lives are more important."
I wrinkle my head in confusion. "Aren't they?"
"Of course they are, but we can't admit it."
"I don't understand this at all, and I don't think it has anything to do with the way my brain works."
Jonathan laughs. "It's corporate culture. No one has to understand it as long as we play by the rules."
"It sounds horrible."
"It's just the way it is."
"What if you decided you didn't want to do it anymore? What else could you be?"
"I don't know. I've never thought about it. What would you do if you decided you didn't want to work in a library anymore?"
"I would write plays. All day long, just"- I mimic pounding on the keys. "But I can't imagine ever leaving the library. I love it too much."
"You're lucky," he says.
I shrug. "I just know I couldn't spend my life doing something that doesn't make me happy. "

― Tracey Garvis Graves , The Girl He Used to Know