Frustration is an interesting emotional state, because it tends to bring out the worst in whoever is frustrated.
Daniel HandlerThe worst surroundings in the world can be tolerated if the people in them are interesting and kind.
Daniel HandlerBut we can also ask for something we are much more likely to get, and that is to find a person or two, somewhere in our travels, who will tell us that we are noble enough, whether it is true or not. We can ask for someone who will say, โYou are noble enough,โ and remind us of our good qualities when we have forgotten them, or cast them into doubt.
Daniel HandlerAt times the world may seem an unfriendly and sinister place, but believe that there is much more good in it than bad. All you have to do is look hard enough. and what might seem to be a series of unfortunate events may in fact be the first steps of a journey.
Daniel HandlerYou may want to keep a commonplace book which is a notebook where you can copy parts of books you think are in code, or take notes on a series of events you may have observed that are suspicious, unfortunate, or very dull. Keep your commonplace book in a safe place, such as underneath your bed, or at a nearby dairy.
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