I'm not happy but I'm not unhappy about it.
-Alan Bennett
"The History Boys"
Quotations
Happiness
The difference between love and happiness is that those who talk about love tend to be in love, but those who talk about happiness tend to be not happy.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Don't you think it's better to be extremely happy for a short while, even if you lose it, than to be just okay for your whole life?
-Audrey Niffenegger
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
Happiness and virtue rest upon each other; the best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually the best.
-Edward G. Bulwer Lytton
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
-Ernest Hemingway
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"
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"
Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.
-Robert Frost
I never understood the point of being sad when I could choose to be happy.
-Megan McCafferty
"Second Helpings"
If you search the world for happiness, you may find it in the end, for the world is round and will lead you back to your door.
-Robert Brault
