Oh, yes. Not immediately, and not...easily, but -- yes, I did.

[That same sense of sad trying-to-make-the-best-of-it fondness is all over Ford's face and voice right now. But talking about Stan hurts worst, and Ford skirts the topic a little, even without meaning to.]

There's so much I wish I had known then, so many things I would have done differently. I don't think there's any point in my life where I wouldn't be tempted to create a paradox that would rip apart the very fabric of reality in order to keep myself from making a terrible mistake. ...ah, well. Probably wouldn't have listened, anyway. Even to myself!