I'll take pith from my sci-fi.

[spacebug]

You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn't it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them? So, now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe.

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[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

I remember that. What is it from, though?

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

B5. I thought Marcus was a big dork at first, but the character really grew on me. And really, do I have a place to call anything a dork if I'm quoting B5 in my lj? ...yeeeah.

Nice to talk to you tonight!

[r0ckc4ndy.livejournal.com]

I didn't like Marcus either..fuckin festie. But Cali said 'we like him'. And then he kicked some ass.
But I personally htink that while we don't neccessarily deserve the pain I do believe that life frequently balances out. It just always feels so extreme at the moment. Coming off the year of pain I remember the feeling that nothing could possibly ever be ok. And now things are amazing in my life, I know what I want, and a lot of how to get there.