“The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.”
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English writer and humorist 1952–2001Related quotes
“When things go wrong and will not come right”
Flann O'Brien book The Third Policeman
The Third Policeman (1967)
Herb Caen (1916–1997) American newspaper columnist
Caen, Herb. Herb Caen's San Francisco, 1976-1991, page 159. Chronicle Books, 1992. ISBN
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“The things that go wrong often make the best memories.”
Gretchen Rubin (1966) American writer
Source: The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
“A wrong that cannot be repaired must be transcended.”
Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) American writer
Source: Earthsea Books, Tehanu (1990), Chapter 8, "Hawks"
