A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.
-Jodi Picoult
"Nineteen Minutes"
Quotations
Happiness
Being happy doesn't mean that everything is perfect. It means that you've decided to look beyond the imperfections.
-Gerard Way
Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.
-George Bernard Shaw
It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
-Haruki Murakami
"Kafka on the Shore"
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
Happy are those who mourn; God will comfort them.
-Jesus Christ
Happiness is not something you postpone for the future; it is something you design for the present.
-Jim Rohn
The first recipe for happiness is: Avoid too lengthy meditation on the past.
-André Maurois
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go.
-Oscar Wilde
You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.
-Melisa De La Cruz
"The Van Alen Legacy"
