It's like Tolstoy said. Happiness is an allegory, unhappiness a story.
-Haruki Murakami
"Kafka on the Shore"
Quotations
Happiness
Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.
-George Bernard Shaw
If one were to build the house of happiness, the largest space would be the waiting room.
-Jules Renard
"The Journal of Jules Renard"
The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
-Benjamin Franklin
I have wanted only one thing to make me happy. That thing is everything.
-Sebastian Horsley
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
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"
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
The saddest people I've ever met in life are the ones who don't care deeply about anything at all. Passion and satisfaction go hand in hand, and without them, any happiness is only temporary, because there's nothing to make it last.
-Nicholas Sparks
"Dear John"
If you think happiness is a rare bird, you won't see much of it.
-Marty Rubin
