#pines

Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#death #happiness #death

How could I have been so blind as to want a soul? It was laughable now, to think that a soul could live inside me without being tainted by the centuries of blood and evil and death. The voices agreed, laughing at me, mocking my quest. I didn’t deserve a soul; I didn’t deserve happiness, or peace. Why should I get my happy ending, when I’d left a swath of horror and destruction behind me wherever I went? ↗

— Julie Kagawa

#deserve-happiness #death

When you die, God and the Angels will hold you accountable for all the pleasures you were allowed in life that you denied yourself. ↗

— Roger Housden

#death

Happiness comes from within. Stuff only clutters up the place. ↗

— Judi Fennell

#dreams

Life can be frustrating sometimes. Take a nap, exercise, meditate or do whatever it takes to 'reboot' your thinking. Happiness is just a thought away! ↗

— Tom Giaquinto

#choice #exercise #frustation #happiness #happy

Keep your head up, your faith strong, and your eyes open for the little miracles all around you…because they are there, just waiting to be discovered. ↗

— Mandy Hale

#believing-in-miracles #contentment #discovery #faith #faith-in-yourself

No one's happy here, you know that. But I am content, and maybe that's enough for me. ↗

— Melissa de la Cruz

#contentment #happiness #hell #lost-in-time #melissa-de-la-cruz

Death can come slow. Death can come quick. If you've got one last breath, you better make the most of it. ↗

— A.H. Scott

#happiness-life #happiness-positive-attitude #humor #inspiration #life-living

A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ↗

— John Keats

#happiness #joy #beauty

It is sometimes easier to be happy if you don't know everything. ↗

— Alexander McCall Smith

#irony #knowledge #beauty