Krulwich closed his speech with these quietly powerful words, delivered as both a promise and a benediction to graduates facing an uncertain job market. He had spent the previous thirty minutes telling them that the old institutional safety nets were gone, that no company would protect them, and that they would need to forge their own paths. But his final message was one of stubborn hope. He acknowledged the loneliness of working from your living room instead of a newsroom, the financial terror of watching friends with normal careers buy real furniture while you chase a dream, and the nagging fear that you might be slipping backwards. Yet he had seen, over and over, that people who fall in love with journalism and stay stubborn about it very, very often win. The closing line—'they will let you stay'—was both tender and defiant, suggesting that persistence and love for the craft are ultimately rewarded, even if the path is longer and harder than anyone imagines.