“...studies show that in general, optimists die ten years earlier than pessimists."
"I find that hard to believe"
"Of course you do, you're an optimist. You have a misguided belief that things will go your way. You don't see the dangers till it's too late. Pessimists are more realistic.
"That seems like a sad way to govern your life."
"It's a safe way to govern your life.”
― Optimists Die First
"I find that hard to believe"
"Of course you do, you're an optimist. You have a misguided belief that things will go your way. You don't see the dangers till it's too late. Pessimists are more realistic.
"That seems like a sad way to govern your life."
"It's a safe way to govern your life.”
― Optimists Die First
“Okay, even if we disagree on that point, we still need to keep living our lives, don't we?...”
― Optimists Die First
― Optimists Die First
“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
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“I have been made to protect you. Only in death will I be kept from this oath.”
― Six of Crows
― Six of Crows
“They did not have problems. They had been perfectly, utterly happy.
Hadn't they?”
― Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom
Hadn't they?”
― Dear George Clooney: Please Marry My Mom
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