“I didn’t watch the whole documentary. After a few episodes it was too painful. I kept wanting to scream at Pam. It took me so long to do so many important things. It’s just hard to accept that I spent so many years being less happy than I could have been. Jim was five feet from my desk and it took me four years to get to him. It would be great if people saw this documentary and learned from my mistakes. Not that I’m a tragic person, I’m really happy now; but it would just make my heart soar if someone out there saw this and she said to herself ‘Be strong, trust yourself, love yourself, conquer your fears, just go after what you want and act fast because life just isn’t that long.’”

-Pam Beesly Halpert from The Office Finale

After being compared to Pam by a few people and seeing a lot of myself in her, this quote really spoke to me. The Office is my favorite TV show, and even though I’m sad to see it go, it could not have ended more perfectly.