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I wonder why it is that when I plan a route too carefully, it goes to pieces, whereas if I blunder along in blissful ignorance aimed in a fancied direction I get through with no trouble.

John Steinbeck
Ignorance, Pieces, Wonder
John Steinbeck (1980). “Travels with Charley in Search of America”, p.73, Penguin
I wonder why it is that when I plan a route too carefully, it goes to pieces, whereas if I blunder along in blissful ignorance aimed in a fancied direction I get through with no trouble.