TERMS OF THE HEART
"I never expected, watching Ivy and Damien navigate their own complicated beginning, that I'd eventually find the courage to pursue something equally worth the risk, for myself."
Griffith's vows, characteristically more measured but no less sincere, addressed the particular gift Sofia had given him across their years of professional collaboration. "I spent two decades representing this family's legal interests, believing my professional competence was the whole of what I had to offer anyone," he said. "Sofia taught me, patiently and consistently, that competence without genuine vulnerability is simply another form of hiding. I am considerably better, as both a lawyer and a person, for having