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Monday, May 14, 2012

220. Guileless


From, “How to Live Unhappily Ever After,” by Augusten Burroughs, 5/4/12, The Wall Street Journal:

"I just want to be happy."
I can't think of another phrase capable of causing more misery and permanent unhappiness. With the possible exception of, "Honey, I'm in love with your youngest sister."
Yet at first glance, it seems so guileless. Children just want to be happy. So do puppies. Happy seems like a healthy, normal desire. Like wanting to breathe fresh air or shop only at Whole Foods.

Guileless: innocent; naïve
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