“ We see that happiness is not comfort. Happiness is the freedom to choose one's own way. Chris Matakas
“ There is far more happiness in a life that is your own than a life in which you are handed the lines to say and shown the gestures to make. Do not ever be ambitious. Ken Liu
“ What are we all chasing? Nella wonders. To live, of course. To be unbound from the invisible ropes that Johannes spoke of in his study. Or to be happy in them, at least. Jessie Burton
“ Never allow anyone to hold the key to your happiness, key to your heart, or key to your dreams. Be in control of your life and build your hopes on things eternal. No one should have the power to manip… Amaka Imani Nkosazana
“ What would yield the greater benefit to mankind: if I spent the afternoon taking stock in my dispensary, or if I went to the beach and took off my clothes and lay in my underpants absorbing the benign… J.M. Coetzee
“ A lot of people, especially psychoanalysts, assume that happiness can only be found in a couple - but not all of us are made for a relationship. Stephen Grosz
“ I must love and be loved. I must feel that my dear and chosen friends are happier through me. When I have wandered out of myself in my endeavour to shed pleasure around, I must again return laden with… Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
“ Eyes speak louder than words; life is precious; hate is poison; God is the best of all possible friends; silence and time are valuable treasures; happiness can be just as powerful in pretend; and soft… Richelle E. Goodrich
“ Together, we overcome the drought of happiness and goodness, by seeing our glasses half full and helping fill others’ glasses back up with love. Emilyann Girdner
“ As we get better at knowing God’s love, we grow into better things that surround our lives. Ron Baratono
“ Like alcohol and poverty, a heartbreak has the power to make a man do something he wouldn’t normally do and to make a woman do someone she wouldn’t normally do. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“ In order to be a success, you must think like success. Get up and move! You got to make things happen. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
“ Here’s the three-ingredient recipe for a glorious day: think a higher thought, move your feet forward, serve someone you’ve never served. Do those three things and your life will improve in a millisec… Toni Sorenson
“ Regardless of your past, of your own beliefs, I promise you that you are worthy of the remarkable life you so want to live. Toni Sorenson
“ You don’t have to be in a boxing ring to be a great fighter. As long as you are true to yourself, you will succeed in your fight for that in which you believe. Muhammad Ali