#happiness

"Unless you're a lesbian... [10w] Feminism is not a sustainable position without giving up love."

"Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in trouble, because that reason can be taken from you."

"Sometimes I think of you and I feel giddy. Memory makes me lightheaded, drunk on champagne. All the things we did. And if anyone has said this was the price I would have agreed to pay it. That surprises me; that with the hurt and the mess comes a shift of recognition. It was worth it. Love is worth it."

"And for a moment―for a split second―everything else falls away, the whole pattern and order of my life, and a huge joy crests in my chest. I am no one, and I owe nothing to anybody, and my life is my own."

"Cinco de Mayo [10w] What day do the dead party to celebrate the living?"

"My Fathers Last Words My dad was a sadist and whorehound.His last words were,'Son, I have a million dollars hidden in the."

"Crest Toothpaste: Look, Ma, no cavities!... ...that'll really piss off the TSA agents looking for contraband."

"Enigmatic Real Estate I choose to live on the edge of mysterywith its inscrutable view of complexityhedged by perplexity.Also, there's a Walmart nearby."

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

"But, like all happiness, it did not last long…"

"The power of finding beauty in the humblest things makes home happy and life lovely."

"We are all doomed to seek our own happiness; we can't help ourselves. We are all, the cruel and the gentle alike, condemned to seeking that happiness in the dark. We use our need as the blind use a walking stick, to determine the safety of every forward step."

"Iran [10w] In Teheran daylight dawnswith minarets against skies of bronze."

"To find out what one is fitted to do, and to secure an opportunity to do it, is the key to happiness."

"Shadows are only Neutral at Noon [10w] + {Couplet} Whose side shadows fall upon,tis' ordained by reigning sun."

"He will make you happy, Fanny; I know he will make you happy; but you will make him everything."

"Kill Buddha's Hairdresser [10w] I'd like to meet Buddha's hairdresser and shoot the prick."

"Love is too precious to be ashamed of."

"The Sound of Killing [10w] + [10w] A doe, a deer, a femaledeerin my headlights.A doe, a deer, a femaledeeron my sunroof."

"Be happy with who you are and what you do, and you can do anything you want."