“It’s when we realize that each of us can fly that we become angels.”

“In my pursuit of happiness, I’ve come to the realization that there’s really no selfless act of kindness or selfless act of love. People do good, and help others because it makes them feel good, relevant and important.”

“When I’m with you,The gravity of our moments,The weight of our smilesMakes time nearly stop.”

“Happiness does not come from owning lots of material wealth. True wealth is in our heart. If our heart is not content, we cannot be considered rich.Therefore, rather than pursuing the comforts of a large house, we should broaden our hearts and feel more at ease. Once we change our mindset, we will be able to use our money to benefit others. The most satisfying life is one in which we cultivate good affinities with others and accumulate blessings.”

“World, do you know your creator?Seek him in the heavensAbove the stars must He dwell.”

“It’s a terribly trite thing to say, I know, but most of us have to be needed to be happy.”

“There are so many stars in your eyes that I am lost in your love.”

“Besides, beyond question, it takes a certain degree of brainlessness to remain permanently contented with oneself and with everything.”

“But what was fortune? She had come to believe it was being exactly the same on the inside as on the outside. What was misfortune but the quality of existing as something, or someone else, inside?”

“The key to a happy life isn’t to manipulate the conditions around me so I can feel better, the key is to change the meaning I give it and find happiness, no matter what’s going on!”

“Do more of what makes your soul happy.”

“It happens the same way every time. The woman usually stands in front of the mirror for a while, turning this way and that, checking to be certain it isn’t an illusion. And, when she is at last sure it’s real, a blissful smile spreads into her cheeks and flushes through her whole body. In the mirror she sees herself as she truly is: beautiful, powerful, able to do anything. And she sees that the thing she wants most of all, the thing that seemed so impossible when she first stepped into the little dress shop, is really so possible, so close, that she could reach out and touch it.”Yes,” Etta says then, “as easy as pie. Speaking of which, the bookshop on the corner does the most delicious cherry pie. You really should try some.”The woman nods then, still slightly stunned, and agrees, saying that pie sounds like a perfect idea. So she stumbles out of the shop in a daze, new dress tucked tightly in her arms, and wanders down All Saints’ Passage to the bookshop. There, she has the best piece of cherry pie she’s ever eaten and leaves with a stack of books that will make the transformation complete.”

“Music envelopes us in a euphoria of emotions that only a musician can unravel.”

“It’s when a rainbow smiles that sadness is banished from the land.”

“Happiness is pretty boring, hard to take – in a word, a pain in the neck.”