“What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.”
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William Kent Krueger6
author, novelist 1950Related quotes
Jerry Falwell (1933–2007) American evangelical pastor, televangelist, and conservative political commentator
quoted in [2001-09-14, God Gave U.S. 'What We Deserve,' Falwell Says, John F. Harris, The Washington Post, 0190-8286, C03, http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A28620-2001Sep14]
“People do not deserve good writing, they are so pleased with bad.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
Warren Farrell (1943) author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate
Source: The Boy Crisis (2018), pp. 46
“Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.”
Margaret Mitchell (1900–1949) American author and journalist
John Trudell (1946–2015) Native American rights activist, musician, poet
"We are Power" speech (1980)
“I give myself very good advice, but I very seldom follow it.”
Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) English writer, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer
Variant: She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it).
Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
