believe it or not, i studied 19th century french poetry. [ speaking french ] >> this guy goes to a town, he gets up the next morning -- >> and it's the same day again. it's ground hog day. >> but the point is that he realizes, correct me if i'm wrong, that there is no great adventure out there that is going to give him a great life. that it's all right here. he has what he needs to work with to create a great life. >> it takes a long time for him to realize that. >> what's the one thing you want people to get out of this book? >> the one thing i want them to most get out of it is a sense that a lasting and justified satisfaction with life as a whole is achieved by just a couple of things. that if you find something you love to do and learn how to do it well, and if you find a partner in life with whom -- who is your soulmate, everything