Who says this quote "Much becomes expendable. You get your happiness where you can. You reach a point where you're at the bottom of hell, yet you have your arms crossed and a smile on your face, and you feel you're the luckiest person on earth. Why? Because at your feet you have a tiny dead fish."

The Author of the above quote is Yann Martel.

Explanation:

The quote is from "On a lifeboat." The full quote of Yann martel says "Life on boat isn't much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with few pieces. The elements couldnt't be more simple, nor the stakes higher. Physically it is extraodinarily ardous and morally it is killing. You must make adjustments if you want to survive. Much becomes expendable. you get your happiness where you can. you reach a point where you are at the bottom of hell, yet you have your arms crossed and a smile on your face, and you feel you are the luckiest person on earth. why? Because at your feet you have a tiny dead fish."

answer: d.she abandons people when they least expect it.

in the monk's tale, we encounter seventeen stories that relate historical events. all of these stories have tragic commonalities. they tell the stories of heroes who, despite their success in life, all met sad ends. the monk blames these sad outcomes on fortune. one of fortune's traits is that she abandons people when they least expect it. this is one of the most common themes of medieval tragedies.