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.

If everything in the past has value, then there’s no reason for regret, ever.

Bad things can happen, and often do--but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

Always, always ask for what you want. Because the Universe might surprise you — and give it to you.

If you really want to do something, no one can stop you. But if you really don’t want to do something, no one can help you

Just because I'm a murdering, thieving, cowardly, traitorous sort doesn't mean I can't do my job properly.

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.