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Read & copy
“Adventures do occur, but not punctually.”
Meaning & context
The narrator notes that meaningful or unexpected experiences cannot be scheduled simply because a person has decided that a particular moment ought to become interesting.
Source details
A Passage to India, Project Gutenberg #61221. The narrator explains Mrs. Moore’s more patient response to disappointment after an outing fails to materialize on cue; the sentence belongs to fictional narration.