“Happiness often comes when least expected.”
François Lelord book Hector and the Search for Happiness
Source: Hector and the Search for Happiness
“If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.”
— Cormac McCarthy, book The Road
Source: The Road
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Source: If You Could See Me Now