#happy

A happy ending was imperative. I shouldn't have bothered to write otherwise. I was determined that in fiction anyway two men should fall in love and remain in it for the ever and ever that fiction allows, and in this sense, Maurice and Alec still roam the greenwood. ↗

— E.M. Forster

#homosexuality #love

the zombies, after all, were pretty slow to appreciate someone other than themselves, and they had been schooled not to denigrate the different. --Mrs. Hollingsworth's Men ↗

— Padgett Powell

#men

From: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, June 8, 2013 1:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: what happy looks like Sunrises over the harbor. Ice cream on a hot day. The sound of the waves down the street. The way my dog curls up next to me on the couch. Evening strolls. Great movies. Thunderstorms. A good cheeseburger. Fridays. Saturdays. Wednesdays, even. Sticking your toes in the water. Pajama pants. Flip-flops. Swimming. Poetry. The absence of smiley faces in an e-mail. What does it look like to you? ↗

— Jennifer E. Smith

#movies

- "Women should all move to Amazonia, or at least vacation there four times a year." - "Amazonia?" - "It's the girl world in my head, where I go when I'm annoyed with Carter, or just men in general. There are five shoe stores per capita, nothing has any calories, and all the books and movies end happy ever after." - "I like Amazonia. When do we leave? ↗

— Nora Roberts

#men

You can turn off the sun, but im still ganna shine! ↗

— Jason Mraz

#music #pop #shine #sunny #music

Remember laughing? Laughter enhances the blood flow to the body’s extremities and improves cardiovascular function. Laughter releases endorphins and other natural mood elevating and pain-killing chemicals, improves the transfer of oxygen and nutrients to internal organs. Laughter boosts the immune system and helps the body fight off disease, cancer cells as well as viral, bacterial and other infections. Being happy is the best cure of all diseases! ↗

— Patch Adams

#happy #nature

Happy is the people that is without history. And thrice is the people without sociology. ↗

— Christopher Henry Dawson

#history #sociology #religion

You're my hero," he murmured. She grinned up at him. "What a coincidence. You're _my_ hero. ↗

— Stephanie Bond

#romantic-mystery #romantic

How are you, Rory?' [the Doctor] asked. I [Rory]... answered him. 'It's been odd being you.' 'Isn't it?' The Doctor's smile didn't quite reach his eyes. 'How do you cope?' 'Ah...' The Doctor picked away at a scrap of loose paint on the door. 'Well, I just get as close as I can to a happy ending, then I shut the door behind me and move on.' I nodded. We shut the door behind us and moved on. ↗

— James Goss

#doctor-who #happy-endings #moving-on #rory-williams #the-doctor

Right Jo better be happy old maids than unhappy wives or unmaidenly girls running about to find husbands. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#happy #women #louisa-may-alcott