The Answer Is No

by Fredrik Backman

Absolutely zero people go to therapy because yesterday they were sitting in a comfortable chair, eating a perfect pizza, drinking a good glass of red wine, watching a really funny movie.

He has never once asked anyone “What would you like to eat tonight?” and gotten the answer “I can eat anything!” which just happen to be words that never ever in the history of humankind have been uttered by someone who will actually eat any of the FIFTEEN things then suggested to them.

Being smart is the worst thing one can be in modern society. All it ever means is more work.

Because a funny thing about rule-loving people is that to them it seems more important to impose

because the truth about problems is that the problem itself is never actually

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.”

Love isn’t powerful enough. But spite? Spite can change the world. Soon the whole street is full of

It’s hard because it’s so easy to get in your head that if you are to be happy, you have to be happy exactly

of the time. And who in the world has the energy for that? Happiness can be exhausting. Honestly, it’s most often enough to just not be the opposite.

you want to see normal people turn into power-hungry dictators in five minutes, all you have to do is say the magic words: “We’d love to hear your suggestions!”