what is the link?

"I fell in love with football as I would later fall in love with women: suddenly, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain it would bring." - Nick Hornby

"The virtue of angels is that they cannot deteriorate; their flaw is that they cannot improve. Humanity's flaw is that we can deteriorate; but our virtue is that we can improve. " - Hasidic saying

The link is that both quotations are going to appear in my new novel which is beginning to take shape - but lots more work to do on it....