Painterly cream paper with parallel lines folded into an airplane against navy.

Original artwork, not a still

Mignon McLaughlin

For the happiest life, days should be rigorously planned, nights left open to chance.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

This offers a tidy formula for contentment: keep your daytime hours organized and predictable, but let the evenings stay loose and open to whatever happens. The idea is that structure and spontaneity aren't opposites, they just work best when kept to their own separate territory.

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