#happiness

"Getting Real about the Eel It's not that eel wants to avoid commitment.From the eel's point of view, it is a matter of survival.Who the fuck wants to be with an eel anyway,when there are plenty of less slippery fish."

"Poets, Shakespeare and Trash A poet must read equal amountsof trash and Shakespeare to learn how to distinguish between the two."

"If you do not have persistence then no amount of education, talent or genius can make up for it."

"There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human- in not having to be just happy or just sad- in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time."

"Cosmic Ordering is your one way ticket to prosperity."

"The secret of happiness is not doing what we like but in liking what we do."

"With Cosmic Ordering you can count your chickens before they have hatched."

"Self-Help I asked the bookseller,'Do you have any self-help books for addiction?'He said,'If I tell you, I'd be enabling you."

"A truly radical resolution would be to embrace existence just as it is, as the only thing that matters, to proclaim that the world itself is heaven, made for our total enjoyment and fulfillment..."

"People with a grudge against the world are always dangerous. They seem to think life owes them something. I've known many an invalid who has suffered worse and been cut off from life much more . . . and they've managed to lead happy contented lives. It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy."

"Scientific Discovery [10w] The greatest scientific discoveries were madelooking at the overlooked."

"Call no man happy, said Shadow, until he is dead"

"Regret [10w] Regret's more about lost opportunities than about paths we've chosen."

"May those who follow their fate be granted happiness; may those who defy it be granted glory"

"Seafood My body's just a shell,the world is my oyster ~and I'm getting a whale of appetiteright now for some delicious seafood ."

"Everyone knew as much as they needed to know to be happy."

"Owlish [10w] If owls are wise,why are they flat faced fucks?"

"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves."

"Money [10w] The root of all evil has a well earned reputation."

"The big reason why folks leave a small town,' Rant used to say, 'is so they can moon over the idea of going back. And the reason they stay put is so they can moon about getting out.'Rant meant that no one is happy, anywhere."