She is a perfectionist. Her motivation is her own.

Ambivalence is one of the biggest enemies of change. If you aren't sure that you really want to take action on something such as your weight, ambivalence will usually win.

Kevin convinced us that his motivation was one of pure altruism and that it was important to him to help a stranger in this way.

I have a blanket behind the seat, a thick wool one. We can cuddle on the bleachers, and with the blanket wrapped around us no one will know if I sneak a feel every now and then.”
“I’ll know.”
“God, I hope so. If you don’t, then I’ve either lost my touch or my aim.

She had always enjoyed her sense of being alone, envisioning herself as a ball that rolled through life, bumping into other lives but not stopping.

Building an urban high density subdivision on this postage-stamp-sized piece of property is simply a very bad idea.