#happiness

[I]t is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible. ↗

— Jane Austen

#jane-austen-literature-humor #humor

I'm a happy person. If you want to be around me, you can either choose to be happy too, or follow the signs to the nearest exit! ↗

— Sharon Swan

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Everybody has something, that one thing they must do to feel happy. I think this is yours, and I want you to be happy. You don’t have to do it, but it’s here if you choose to come back to it. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

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Happiness depends upon two things - pleasing God, and then pleasing yourself. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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The power of a smile is such that even drawing a happy face on a piece of paper makes your lips turn up. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

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The trick. . .is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or, sadder yet, no longer necessary. ↗

— Wendy Wasserstein

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If you want good luck; you must go out there and search for that luck!! Because luck is waiting for you to look for it. ↗

— Temitope Owosela

#happiness #opportunity #success #existentialism

Probably the wisest words that were ever uttered to me. Came from a therapist. I was sitting in her office, crying my eyes out. . . and she said, "So let me get this straight. You base your personal happiness on things entirely out of your control. ↗

— Laura Munson

#happiness #therapist #wisdom #wisdom-quote

Max." Fang let go of my hand. "Right now, it's really all about—us." He swooped down to the right in a big semicircle, ending facing me. Slowly we climbed upward, until we were almost vertical, flying straight up to the sun. While carefully synchronizing our wings—they almost touched—Fang leaned in, gently put one hand behind my neck, and kissed me. It was just about as close to heaven as I'll ever get, I guess. I closed my eyes, lost in the feeling of flying and kissing and being with the one person in the world I completely, utterly trusted. When we finally broke apart, we looked down at the others, who were way far below us now. Angel was shading her eyes, looking up at us with a big smile. She was sitting on a dolphin's back, and I hoped soon someone would explain to the dolphin that he shouldn't let Angel take advantage of his good nature. Still looking up at us, Angel gave us a big thumbs-up. "She approves," Fang said with a hint of amusement. "Jeez," I wondered aloud. "Is that a good thing or a bad thing? ↗

— James Patterson

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In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money cannot buy...to wit--the wag of a dog's tail. ↗

— Josh Billings

#dog #happiness #love #love