" They should remember it everyday, when they look into their smiling faces, and be thankful that their bones are not scattered in a Cretan dungeon."
"Oh, of course they should", I hastened to agree. "But you know what people are like..."
His brows few together, confused. "What do you mean?"
"Well, they forget what could have been and focus only on the irritations of today. "

― Jennifer Saint , Ariadne