“ You make me believe in happiness... if I had my way, if anything were up to me, I’d never be without you. You are my purpose. Courtney Kirchoff
“ The green girl necessarily pines for the past, because the present is too uncomfortable to be present in and the future, unimaginable. The need to long, to desire that which she cannot have, that whic… Kate Zambreno
“ Nothing bonds two solitary individuals like a good shared drunk. This is a scientific fact. It’s important, even necessary for the long-term welfare of the planet to get good and shit-faced with your… Sol Luckman
“ We found a smooth inviting boulder under a vast banyan tree, and sat in companionable silence. There unexpectedly, on that rock, I saw the secret of contentment. True happiness is only ever possible i… Jane Wilson-Howarth
“ Happiness is never found in materialistic things; it exists in things that cannot be physically possessed. Therefore, happiness is priceless. It can never be purchased. Love is happiness. Ellen J. Barrier
“ You know someone's okay if they can ignore things they can't do anything about and move on. Jo Nesbo
“ This pervasive craving to be recognized as special amounted to an abdication of power, an outsourcing of your core responsibilities. I spurned the fawning of strangers, but I did feel special to mysel… Lionel Shriver
“ Happiness comes in many forms. Whether through a passion for something or someone, it makes no difference. The results are the same: you live. Megan Duke
“ I had grown used to getting a pat on the back and being told after a good result: 'Well done, David - you should be happy, you're the first clean rider. David Millar
“ She navigated away from the Parish Council message board and dropped into her favorite medical website, where she painstakingly entered the words "brain" and "death" in the search box.The suggestions… J.K. Rowling
“ You have that look on your face,” she whispered mockingly, “that Beast-just-gave-Beauty-a-whole-frickin’-library look and now she’s going to spin around like she can read them all at once through osmo… Victoria Kahler
“ In all human cultures, the social world has two clear dimensions: a horizontal dimension of closeness or liking, and a vertical one of hierarchy or status. . . . Now imagine yourself happily moving ar… Jonathan Haidt
“ We had everything we needed. None of it was big. Most of it was simple. But what I knew in that moment was that the size of your home, your car, your wallet, doesn’t have one single thing to do with t… Mia Sheridan
“ When we have simplicity we have so much more freedom in every single aspect of our lives. Maybe it's a classic case of less is more? Less stress, less worries, more time, more happiness. Evan Sutter
“ So, if the truest currency of life is time, then how do you get more time? Because if more is merrier, than having more time should make us more happier. Right? Therefore, all we have to ask ourselves… Carew Papritz
“ The secret to happiness is counting your blessings while others are adding up their troubles. T. Greenwood
“ True happiness lies in being compassionate and appreciating the world and our circumstances, rather than being coldhearted and greedy. We often realize too late that our favorite moments are those spe… Russell Simmons