It was a distorted form of inverse logic: If hopes never come true, then hope for what you don't want.

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It was a distorted form of inverse logic: If hopes never come true, then hope for what you don't want. - Amy Tan

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It was a distorted form of inverse logic: If hopes never come true, then hope for what you don't want. - Jean de la Bruyere quotes