The opportunity cost of investing your life in something that’s not going to get better is just too high.


“Mr. Wonka: "Don’t forget what happened to the man who suddenly got everything he wanted."
Charlie Bucket: "What happened?"
Mr. Wonka: "He lived happily ever after.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie Bucket: "What happened?"
Mr. Wonka: "He lived happily ever after.”
― Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

“When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in battalions!”
― Hamlet
― Hamlet

“It's funny about love', Sophia said. 'The more you love someone, the less he likes you back.'
'That's very true,' Grandmother observed. 'And so what do you do?'
'You go on loving,' said Sophia threateningly. 'You love harder and harder.”
― The Summer Book
'That's very true,' Grandmother observed. 'And so what do you do?'
'You go on loving,' said Sophia threateningly. 'You love harder and harder.”
― The Summer Book

“The thing about God, she thought, is that He usually does help, but not until you've made an effort on your own.”
― The Summer Book
― The Summer Book
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