Shannon

“One can only tolerate the absolute idiocy of Man for so long before bringing out the bat.”
― Dean Hale

“I'm a pessimist because of intelligence, but an optimist because of will.”
― Antonio Gramsci, Antonio Gramsci: Prison Letters

“If you expect the worst, you'll never be disappointed.”
― Sarah Dessen, Lock and Key

“I will be the first to admit that I am a pessimist by nature. It is, after all, the wisest way to be. We pessimists have everything to gain, whereas optimists have a fifty-fifty chance of being disappointed.”
― Tamar Myers, As the World Churns