If you know something bad is coming, can't you plan to avoid it or try to do something differently?" said Charles. Probably", said the Cartographer, "but then the good events would have no flavor. The joy you find in life is paid for by suffering that comes later, just as sometimes, the suffering is redeemed by a joy unexpected. That's the trade that makes a life worth living.
James A. OwenBad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.
James A. OwenYou're a very odd man," said Bert. "I get that more often than you'd think," replied Charles.
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