Sara Levene

“All the reading she had done had given her a view of life that they had never seen.”
― Roald Dahl, Matilda

“Look. I have a strategy. Why expect anything? If you don’t expect anything, you don’t get disappointed.”
― Patricia McCormick, Cut

“I am often guilty of expecting the worst so as to avoid disappointment and welcome surprise.”
― Criss Jami, Healology

“Madame, you must be gay; only thus can life be endured. I speak from experience for I have had to endure much, and have only been able to endure it because I have always laughed whenever I had the chance.”
― Catherine the Great