“ Not that happiness is dull. Only that it doesn't tell well. And of our consuming diversions as we age is to recite, not only to others but to ourselves, our own story. Lionel Shriver
“ There are hours for rest, and hours for wakefulness; nights for sobriety and nights for drunkenness—(if only so that possession of the former allows us to discern the latter when we have it; for sad a… Roman Payne
“ One should cultivate good habits of memory, for it is capable of making existence a Paradise or an Inferno. Baltasar Gracian
“ I hate going through this when we just found...," his voice trailed off."Found what?""Each other," he finished, half-smiling. Markelle Grabo
“ I am in an altogether new world now. I can think of nothing more wonderful. It is a real touch of all that heaven means. Laura Hillenbrand
“ It makes no difference where you go, there you are. And it makes no difference what you have, there’s always more to want. Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what… Zig Ziglar
“ The more I understand the mind and the human experience, the more I begin to suspect there is no such thing as unhappiness; there is only ungratefulness. Steve Maraboli
“ When true happiness shows up, the ego is bored with it: It's too plain, too ordinary, and it doesn't leave us feeling special or above the fray. It doesn't take away our problems, which is the ego's i… Gina Lake
“ The bitterness of joy lies in the knowledge that it cannot last. Nor should joy last beyond a certain season, for, after that season, even joy would become merely habit. Tanith Lee
“ The Christmas presents once opened are Not So Much Fun as they were while we were in the process of examining, lifting, shaking, thinking about, and opening them. Three hundred sixty-five days later,… Benjamin Hoff
“ If you have done something meritorious, you experience pleasure and happiness; if wrong things, suffering. A happy or unhappy life is your own creation. Nobody else is responsible. If you remember thi… Swami Satchidananda
“ Money is made at Christmas out of holly and mistletoe, but who save the vendors would greatly care if no green branch were procurable? One symbol, indeed, has obscured all others--the minted round of… George Gissing
“ If one’s life is so unsatisfying that an unhealthy activity brings a shred of happiness, it is nigh impossible to give it up unless something that brings greater happiness can be enjoyed in its stead.… Prem Prakash
“ But I am king. And the well-being of my kingdom depends on my sound judgment and clear head. And those things depend on my state of happiness. And I have known for a long time that my state of happine… Sharon Shinn
“ Unhappiness can be like a virus spreading from one person, to the next person, to the next one and so on. When someone is mean or rude to you, do not let their unhappiness infect your own life. If you… Jennifer O'Neill
“ It's about the quality of the worry," I said. "I have happier worries now than I used to. David Gilmour
