I wonder why it is that when I plan a route too carefully, it goes to …

John Steinbeck
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I wonder why it is that when I plan a route too carefully, it goes to pieces, whereas if I blunder along in blissful ignorance aimed in a fancied direction I get through with no trouble. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.73, Penguin
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I wonder why it is that when I plan a route too carefully, it goes to pieces, whereas if I blunder along in blissful ignorance aimed in a fancied direction I get through with no trouble. ✨ John Steinbeck (1980). Travels with Charley in Search of America, p.73, Penguin

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