Dr. Kroger: You know, Adrian, I just don't know what to say. After you got the diagnosis, you were so despondent.
Adrian Monk: Was I?
Dr. Kroger: Yes. You were catatonic. You were sitting here sobbing, because you thought you'd never be able to look at Trudy's photos again.
Adrian Monk: All I know is I've never been happier. I am at peace. Dig this-
Dr. Kroger: Dig this?
Adrian Monk: Yesterday, the school for the blind sent over a woman to teach me how to get around. She wanted me to count the steps from my front door to the street. I said, "Sweetheart, "I've been counting those steps for five years. 44." So you see, I have been preparing to be blind my whole life.