“He was unheeded, happy, and near to the wild heart of life. He was alone and young and wilful and wildhearted, alone amid a waste of wild air and brackish waters and the seaharvest of shells and tangle and veiled grey sunlight.”

“I need you to be happy. I need one of us to be happy.”

“you might want to decide fast. We live in a dangerous world. If you see a chance to be happy, you have to fight for it, so later you have no regrets.”

“So he tasted the deep pain that is reserved only for the strong, just as he had tasted for a little while the deep happiness.”

“I do my best thinking at night when everyone else is sleeping. No interruptions. No noise. I like the feeling of being awake when no one else is.”

“You cannot be with someone just because you don’t want to hurt him. You have your own happiness to think about.”

“Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.”

“Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.”

“The real things haven’t changed. It is still best to be honest and truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple pleasures; and have courage when things go wrong.”

“If you want to be happy, do not dwell in the past, do not worry about the future, focus on living fully in the present.”