"Men are disturbed not by the things that happen, but by their opinion of the things that happen."

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Never did she find anything so difficult as to keep herself from losing her temper when she was suddenly disturbed while absorbed in a book. People who are fond of books know the feeling of irritation which sweeps over them at such a moment. The temptation to be unreasonable and snappish is one not easy to manage.

— Frances Hodgson Burnett