Oliver, success is usually a feeling of mere.... : Quote by Adam Gopnik

“ Oliver, success is usually a feeling of mere relief, where failure is pain. Happiness, you see, lies in neither, but in sticking to a daily ritual and becoming absorbed in something useful. When the war is over, even the greatest warriors do not exult. They go back to their garden or kitchen or library -- or school -- and resume life.(as said by Mrs. Pearson) ”

Adam Gopnik
  • From : The King in the Window
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