It's a funny thing about looking for things. If you hunt for a needle …

P. G. Wodehouse
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It's a funny thing about looking for things. If you hunt for a needle in a haystack you don't find it. If you don't give a darn whether you ever see the needle or not it runs into you the first time you lean against the stack. ✨ P. G. Wodehouse, David A. Jasen (1997). Enter Jeeves: 15 Early Stories, p.6, Courier Corporation
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