Post Quote of the week about Serendipity by Paul Auster
At StreetSpark we are on a mission to prove how important Serendipity is, and what a big part it plays in peoples’ everyday lives.
Therefore we will be highlighting a Serendipity cultural reference once a week, for the month of August.
We start this series with a quote from Paul Auster, in his book The Brooklyn Follies.
‘If we hadn’t made that decision to get off the highway at Brattleboro and follow our noses to Route 30, many of the events of this book never would have taken place. I am thinking especially of Tom when I say that. Both Lucy and I profited from the decision as well, but for Tom, the long-suffering hero of these Brooklyn Follies, it was probably the most important decision of his life. At the time, he had no inkling of the consequences, no knowledge of the whirlwind he had set in motion. Like Kafka’s doll, he thought he was simply looking for a change of scenery, but because he left one road and took another, Fortune unexpectedly reached out her arms to him and carried our boy into a different world.’
Paul Auster
Please let us know if Fortune has unexpectedly reached out her arms to you lately, or if there are references to serendipity in your favorite film, song, or book. You tell us, we’ll post it.
Thanks, and enjoy the rest of the week!
