Lauren OliverIf they really want us to be happy, they'd let us pick ourselves.
About This Quote
This quote is commonly used when people complain that there is no control over their life and they just don't know what to do. The idea of picking oneself is very strange, but if the person who made the quote was really intelligent, he might have added, "if they really want us to be happy, they'd let us pick ourselves".
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