Original artwork, not a still
Mostly Harmless · 1992
Besides, she told herself, taking a deep breath, if life had taught her anything it was this: Never go back for your bag.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Taking a deep breath, the character reassures herself with a wry rule of thumb: whatever gets left behind, retrieving it is a mistake. The line jokes about hard-won experience and treats abandoning belongings as the sensible, slightly comic lesson life has taught.
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