"You sound pretty sure about that," Drake said, "and I can't argue not knowing the full story. But whatever happened, without that loving and being love, you wouldn't be the man you are today. Maybe she wouldn't have died, maybe that galaxy wouldn't have been destabilized, but maybe a hell of a lot worse things could've happened -- like erasing the existence of that grandkid you mentioned. And you wouldn't be here, right now, teaching kids right from wrong and making an English major very happy."