"We exaggerate misfortune and happiness alike. We are never as bad off or as happy as we say we are."

-- Honore de Balzac

#Literature Quotes #Misfortunes Quotes

“Youâ€™re walking down lifeâ€™s road, societyâ€™s foot is on your throat, every which way you turn you canâ€™t get from under that foot. And you reach a fork in the road and you can either lie down and die, or insist upon your life.”
“In some ways, they've added one more card to their playing hand.”
“I believe rock can do anything, it's the ultimate vehicle for everything”
“So, congratulations humans, your global contribution is now on par with a gigantic meteor slamming into the Earth.”
“Valor is common but great souls are rare.”
“You cannot trust people who have such bad cuisine. It [Great Britain] is the country with the worst food after Finland.”
“It has not been a good day. I lost my glasses early this morning and I had to go buy a pair of 79 dollar reading glasses today. 79 bucks. You can literally get them at Costco, three-for-20.”
“Life starts out with everyone clapping when you take a poo and goes downhill from there.”

Source : Sloane Crosley (2012). “I Was Told There'd Be Cake”, p.110, Portobello Books

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