The Answer Is No

by Fredrik Backman

It’s a frying pan that ruins Lucas’s life.

This is a very provoking thing to the world. Because people aren’t supposed to be happy, they’re only supposed to want to be happy, because how otherwise are you supposed to be able to sell things to them?

“I’m . . . no expert. But I think most people who want to be happy try to add things to their lives. But really what maybe they should be doing is taking something away.”

Lucas isn’t unhappy. That’s the secret.