“ Life's like a book: What matters is the hook. Be it short or long, just live it strong. Whether it's five stars, or how near or far, just soar! Ana Claudia Antunes
“ All my joys resemble more a momentary intoxication than the real gold of happiness. It was all but an illusion. Richard von Krafft-Ebing
“ She felt happy these days, yet there was always an undercurrent of sadness just below the surface Diane Chamberlain
“ Most parents try really hard to give their kids the best possible life. They give them the best food and clothes they can afford, take their own kind of take on training kids to be honest and polite.… Thisuri Wanniarachchi
“ In a daydream I used to have, all these places were points of happiness to me; all these places were lifeboats to my small drowning soul, for I would imagine myself entering and leaving them, and just… Jamaica Kincaid
“ She was supposed to be happy... why couldn't she just be happy for a few moments? Why couldn't she just forget everything bad going on her life, and just be happy? Courtney Carola
“ The saddest thing of all was that their party represented a deviation from the conditions of the time. It was impossible to imagine that in the houses across the lane people were eating and drinking i… Boris Pasternak
“ The further you descend into a pit, the darker things appear. You can't keep digging to find the light. Richelle E. Goodrich
“ I remember a scared, young girl hiding in the guise of arrogance and rebellion. I remember feeling lost in a world where everyone else seemed to have it all figured out. I remember the tears of pain,… Karen Michelle Miller
“ Gratitude is the antidote for misery. When you are counting your blessings you are too busy to be counting your problems. Miya Yamanouchi
“ And then, like most of the times she went down that road of thought, things started lighting up. Rays filtered through the smog like tentacles – and a quite intangible hope infected the darkness with… Adelheid Manefeldt
“ I wanted to tell her happy was hard for me. But I think she already knew that. Benjamin Alire Sáenz
“ Don"t gaze too hard at your belly button Or you will unexpectedly hit rock bottom! Ana Claudia Antunes
“ Do you believe in other universes? Do you think there's another dimension where we're happy? Jasmine Warga
“ My heart was full and uplifted; it seemed that in my soul the question arose whether such things as Art, literature, science encompassed and completed life or whether there was still something in the… Adalbert Stifter
“ What would be the description of happines? Nothing, except what prepares and then what destroys it, can be told. Andre Gide
“ I assume you are the sort of person who would go backstage after the opera in hopes of hearing the prima donna crying on the telephone, or walking in on the baritone fellating the basso buffo. I respe… Christopher Buehlman
“ My love for you spans over the lines of my past, present, and future. You are what I love remembering, what I love experiencing, and what I love looking forward to. Steve Maraboli