And so I'm me again, Leo. Thanks to the example of a five-year-old. I'm hoping you wouldn't want it any other way. Not that you weren't flattered, right? I mean, to have a girl two thousand miles away going to pieces over you, weeping at the mere memory of you, losing her appetite, losing herself and self-respect - well, that's trophy enough for any guy's ego, huh? Jerry Spinelli
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This quote is from the movie Big, when the character Leo Bulero is talking to his son. He is telling him that he has not changed since meeting his new five-year-old friend. The boy wants to know if he will always be his Leo, and Leo replies "I don't know... But I'm hoping not." This is a great example of how persistence can make people who want to change become better people.

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