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“An equation.
happiness = reality - expectations
If reality > expectations, then you are happy.
If reality < expectations, then you are not.”
― Chemistry
happiness = reality - expectations
If reality > expectations, then you are happy.
If reality < expectations, then you are not.”
― Chemistry
“When you see a man falling off a ladder above you, Edith believed, you don't envision your arms breaking. You just hold them out.”
― The Lager Queen of Minnesota
― The Lager Queen of Minnesota
“Whereas if you choose to see people as puzzles, and if you see yourself as a puzzle, then you will be constantly delighted, because eventually, if you dig deep enough into anybody, if you really look under the hood of someone’s life, you will find something familiar. This is more work, of course, than believing they are enemies. Understanding is always harder than plain hatred. But it expands your life. You will feel less alone.”
― The Nix
― The Nix
“One of life's contradictions: how human beings were at once entirely resilient and impossibly fragile. One decision could stay with you forever, and yet you could live through almost anything.”
― Saints for All Occasions
― Saints for All Occasions
“Step by motherfucking step. Our ends know our beginnings but the reverse isn’t true.”
― The Force
― The Force
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