“Happiness is never there to stay […] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.”

“A day unemployed is like a bagel- even when it’s bad, it’s still pretty good…”

“so many thoughts, my kvothe. you know too much to be happy.”

“Once he said to her: ‘You are like me; you are different from other people. You are Kamala and no one else, and within you there is a stillness and sanctuary to which you can retreat any time and be yourself, just as I can. Few people have that capacity and yet everyone could have it.”

“Gratitude was never meant to be an excuse for giving up on the obstacles God has put before you. Some of the most magical things he can bring us require faith and a lot of planning.”

“Against eternal injustice, man must assert justice, and to protest against the universe of grief, he must create happiness.”

“The secret to happiness is the journey, not the destination.”

“… too much brooding, not enough doing.”

“Sometimes happiness consists of finding the right balance of misery.”

“I’ve never been afraid of them. Not once. Because I had you.”

“You can be happy with money and you can be wretched with it. It depends on what kind of person you are. — A Prologue to Love”

“I want that. I want that awful intense and serious unhappiness, cos then I might feel better, and then I might be happy.”

“if it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?”

“I silently smiled at my incessant good fortune.”