" Yes,” says Grace nodding. “I should enjoy it, but you think I shouldn’t enjoy it so blatantly. Well, you may be right, but I can’t help it.” She looks thoughtful for a moment and then continues, “Good things come in waves. This is one of the times when everything goes right . . . then there are times when everything goes wrong. That’s my experience of life. "

― D.E. Stevenson , Mrs. Tim Carries On