[Contains a Jane Eyre spoiler] I have many shared hobbies with little boys and old men, but my favorite is my hoard of coins... and saving dropped pennies. Lucky people collect fear as collateral. It is the defining force behind antifragility; when you want to run away: stay put. Make best friends of she whom you hate when that hatred stirs from the deepest pit of jealousy. Don't become her and she will become you. It's a mark of maturity. Can't sing? Better learn before you get to heaven. Your darkest nightmares are designed to become your dearest dreams. Lucky people choose their passions out of seemingly cold and hopeless options. They say yes and no very often, without prejudice or with very much judgment. They are the friend everyone wishes to have. They make pain quirky and they always have a penny when you need it. It is the unlucky who believe "moments" and "sparks" just happen. Such people sit by the true dark, dead hearths. ...