"Maybe our conception of 'all' is ill conceived. But if by all you mean that I have to choose between love and ambition, I don't think they're incompatible. If they were, I would have to give up not only Matt, but also all the people I love, the Baldwins, the Williamses, and you. Yet you are all a part of what makes me strong. If I had to live without love once more, I don't think I could bear it. You've never been deprived of it, which is perhaps why you're so keen on giving it up. Although I rather agree with keeping all these things in balance, I don't believe it would be healthy to starve one in favor of the other." Cordelia's"