“When a person that one loves is in the world and alive and well, and pleased to be in the world, then to miss them is only a new flavor, a salt sharpness in experience. It is when the beloved is unhappy or maimed or troubled that one misses with pain.” WorldWellsPersonsPainLove IsAliveMissingUnhappyBelovedSaltFlavorOne LoveSharpness Book:Selected letters of Winifred Holtby and Vera Brittain, 1920-1935 Source: Selected letters of Winifred Holtby and Vera Brittain, 1920-1935
“Autonomy is the whole thing; it's what unhappy people are missing. They have given the power to run their lives to other people.” PeopleWholeRunningGivenMissingUnhappyAutonomyHappy PeopleUnhappy People Author:Judith Guest
“Anytime anybody offers you anything with a big commission and a 200-page prospectus, don't buy it. Occasionally, you'll be wrong if you adopt "Munger's Rule." However, over a lifetime, you'll be a long way ahead - and you will miss a lot of unhappy experiences.” IfsWayLongBigsMissingOffersPagesLifetimeUnhappyLong Way Author:Charlie Munger
“I was very, very unhappy with even the so-called very elite schools. The one thing I've always done every day with my children is to watch what they do at school, and I was always a bit unhappy with the academic program. It was a kind of hit and miss.” KindChildrenDoneSchoolBitsWatchesOne ThingMissingProgramUnhappyMy ChildrenAcademicElites Author:Marva Collins