And I Quote: September 1, 2008

That night, I started to think about belief. Maybe it's not even advisable to be an optimist after the age of thirty. Maybe pessimism is something we have to start applying daily like moisturizer. Otherwise, how do you bounce back when reality batters your belief system and love does not, as promised, conquer all? Is hope a drug we need to go off of? Or is it keeping us alive? What's the harm in believing?
(Carrie Bradshw on Sex & the City, "Unoriginal Sin")