# Quote — David Rakoff, Don't Get Too Comfortable

> Maybe I sound like some Victorian who felt that forty years ought to be enough for any man, but one of the marks of a live well lived has to be reaching a state of finally getting it, of not needing more, and of being able to sign off with something approaching peace of mind.

- Author: [David Rakoff](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-rakoff.md)
- Book: [Don't Get Too Comfortable](https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-rakoff/dont-get-too-comfortable.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/david-rakoff/dont-get-too-comfortable/maybe-i-sound

## More from this book

> It would be peevish and ungracious after being taken to such a lovely supper in this Temple of Food, I know, but I am desperate to ask the question that begs to be posed: Just how fucking good can olive oil get?

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