“I define serendipity as the art of making an unsought finding.”
— Pek Van Andel
“One thing a person cannot do, no matter how rigorous his analysis or heroic his imagination, is to draw up a list of things that would never occur to him.”
— Thomas Schelling
“I like the way you manage to state the obvious with a sense of real discovery.”
Dear Benjamin,
Great piece! Some of my fave quotes this time:
“Art must take reality by surprise.”
— Françoise Sagan
“I define serendipity as the art of making an unsought finding.”
— Pek Van Andel
“One thing a person cannot do, no matter how rigorous his analysis or heroic his imagination, is to draw up a list of things that would never occur to him.”
— Thomas Schelling
“I like the way you manage to state the obvious with a sense of real discovery.”
— Gore Vidal
Thank you for sharing as always!
Love
Myq
Saw this once:
People with the name "Serendipity" are literally named "happy little accident".
Serendipity is finding myself in your letter,Ben, along with William Boyd. Who else is a Boydhead?
You’re the only one I know!
The happy accident was that the princes traveled to Serendip in the first place. Imagine if the story was set literally anywhere else.