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Happiness is a feeling we all recognize, yet define in our own unique ways. The quotes that follow explore happiness as a choice, a journey, and a series of small moments that shape our lives. Together, they invite us to reflect on what truly brings joy and how we can nurture it every day.   ◀ Back
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Here was happiness; not my drum, to be sure, just an ersatz, but there is also a thing as ersatz happiness, perhaps happiness exists only as an ersatz, perhaps all happiness is an ersatz for happiness.
- Günter Grass
The Tin Drum
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Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.
- Ogwo David Emenike
Happiness Recipe: Eat and Stay Happy
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Seeing the person yeu love come home
Happiness is so simple to a child
- Sandesh Hukpachongbang
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We are often insane with happiness. We are also very unhappy for reasons neither of us can do anything about. Like being separated.
- Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife
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Everyone has a right to be a little happy, asshole.
- John Irving
Last Night in Twisted River
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I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy.
- Megan Whalen Turner
A Conspiracy of Kings
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Dreams. They start in your beautiful mind. Think of beautiful things and it will manifest into actions because your body will listen to you. Like it always does.
- Happy Positivity
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Today is a special day that will go by very fast, so let’s take every second to make the most out of every moment.
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Money alone cannot buy pleasure, though it can help. For enjoyment is an art and a skill for which we have little talent or energy.
- Alan Watts
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
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Happiness,... even the smallest happiness, is like a step out of Time, and the greatest happiness is sharing in Eternity.
- Josef Pieper
Happiness and Contemplation
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I know money isn't everything. but it certainly is something.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
COLOMBO STREETS
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Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door.
- Jeanette Winterson
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
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Happiness isn't reserved for privileged individuals. It is a state of mind that can neither be bought nor stolen nor traded; it is a liberty available to anyone.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
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I’ve never been happier in my whole life.”

I leave it at that. Underneath all that happy, she sure doesn’t look happy.
- Kathryn Stockett
The Help
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Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory ... we are all kings in exile.
- G.K. Chesterton
The Thing: Why I am a Catholic
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It's hard to say. Sometimes people have had terrible childhoods. And sometimes they just haven't found their special place in life. And sometimes they're dogs from hell and must be destroyed.
- Charles Addams
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I was terrified of my weakness, of my sharp tongue, of
my every flaw. I was terrified that this moment, my chance to
live in happiness for however short a time we may have had,
would be ruined because I was simply not carved out of the
same wood as happiness, and that my grain was too twisted
to ever take its form.
- Amy Lane
Truth in the Dark
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For a woman to deny the necessity of true love in her life would be to deny herself, and her creator.
- Dwain K. White Sr.
Every Woman's Dream
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I know how syrupy this sounds, how dull, provincial, and possibly whitewashed, but what can I do? Happy childhoods happen
- Marisa de los Santos
Belong to Me
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As I watch him, a sudden recognition comes over me: Tonight, I can be anyone I want… maybe being happy only means living in the moment, appreciating the exact moment you're in and not thinking about the worries of the future.
- Laura Fitzgerald
Veil of Roses
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Separate yourself from those who hinder your vision. Make a choice to walk away from the trap set to ensnare you. Realize when someone is pulling you backwards every time you take a step forward. Separate from them and the result of your action will be a life of success.
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Here, also, the future was cried aloud by the wind through the rocks, so that all those who heard would shiver, and then the liquid spring song of the thrush would make all the beauty of moonlight and sunlight blend together, making it true, so true, that happiness must come again
- Elyne Mitchell
Moon Filly
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The years lay spread out before her, spacious untouched canvases on which she was presently going to paint the picture of her life. It was to be a very beautiful picture, she said to herself with an extraordinary feeling of proud confidence; not beautiful because of any gifts or skill of hers, for never was a woman more giftless, but because of all the untiring little touches, the ceaseless care for detail, the patient painting out of mistakes; and every touch and every detail was going to be aglow with the bright colours of happiness.
- Elizabeth von Arnim
The Pastor's Wife
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Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun;
Thyself from thine affection
Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye
All lesser birds will take their jollity.
Up, up, fair bride, and call
Thy stars from out their several boxes, take
Thy rubies, pearls, and diamonds forth, and make
Thyself a constellation of them all;
And by their blazing signify
That a great princess falls, but doth not die.
Be thou a new star, that to us portends
Ends of much wonder; and be thou those ends.
- John Donne
The Complete English Poems
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Here was happiness; not my drum, to be sure, just an ersatz, but there is also a thing as ersatz happiness, perhaps happiness exists only as an ersatz, perhaps all happiness is an ersatz for happiness.
- Günter Grass
The Tin Drum
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.
- Ogwo David Emenike
Happiness Recipe: Eat and Stay Happy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Seeing the person yeu love come home
Happiness is so simple to a child
- Sandesh Hukpachongbang
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We are often insane with happiness. We are also very unhappy for reasons neither of us can do anything about. Like being separated.
- Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Everyone has a right to be a little happy, asshole.
- John Irving
Last Night in Twisted River
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy.
- Megan Whalen Turner
A Conspiracy of Kings
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Dreams. They start in your beautiful mind. Think of beautiful things and it will manifest into actions because your body will listen to you. Like it always does.
- Happy Positivity
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Today is a special day that will go by very fast, so let’s take every second to make the most out of every moment.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Money alone cannot buy pleasure, though it can help. For enjoyment is an art and a skill for which we have little talent or energy.
- Alan Watts
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness,... even the smallest happiness, is like a step out of Time, and the greatest happiness is sharing in Eternity.
- Josef Pieper
Happiness and Contemplation
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I know money isn't everything. but it certainly is something.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
COLOMBO STREETS
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door.
- Jeanette Winterson
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness isn't reserved for privileged individuals. It is a state of mind that can neither be bought nor stolen nor traded; it is a liberty available to anyone.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I’ve never been happier in my whole life.”

I leave it at that. Underneath all that happy, she sure doesn’t look happy.
- Kathryn Stockett
The Help
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory ... we are all kings in exile.
- G.K. Chesterton
The Thing: Why I am a Catholic
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's hard to say. Sometimes people have had terrible childhoods. And sometimes they just haven't found their special place in life. And sometimes they're dogs from hell and must be destroyed.
- Charles Addams
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was terrified of my weakness, of my sharp tongue, of
my every flaw. I was terrified that this moment, my chance to
live in happiness for however short a time we may have had,
would be ruined because I was simply not carved out of the
same wood as happiness, and that my grain was too twisted
to ever take its form.
- Amy Lane
Truth in the Dark
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
For a woman to deny the necessity of true love in her life would be to deny herself, and her creator.
- Dwain K. White Sr.
Every Woman's Dream
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I know how syrupy this sounds, how dull, provincial, and possibly whitewashed, but what can I do? Happy childhoods happen
- Marisa de los Santos
Belong to Me
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
As I watch him, a sudden recognition comes over me: Tonight, I can be anyone I want… maybe being happy only means living in the moment, appreciating the exact moment you're in and not thinking about the worries of the future.
- Laura Fitzgerald
Veil of Roses
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Separate yourself from those who hinder your vision. Make a choice to walk away from the trap set to ensnare you. Realize when someone is pulling you backwards every time you take a step forward. Separate from them and the result of your action will be a life of success.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Here, also, the future was cried aloud by the wind through the rocks, so that all those who heard would shiver, and then the liquid spring song of the thrush would make all the beauty of moonlight and sunlight blend together, making it true, so true, that happiness must come again
- Elyne Mitchell
Moon Filly
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The years lay spread out before her, spacious untouched canvases on which she was presently going to paint the picture of her life. It was to be a very beautiful picture, she said to herself with an extraordinary feeling of proud confidence; not beautiful because of any gifts or skill of hers, for never was a woman more giftless, but because of all the untiring little touches, the ceaseless care for detail, the patient painting out of mistakes; and every touch and every detail was going to be aglow with the bright colours of happiness.
- Elizabeth von Arnim
The Pastor's Wife
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun;
Thyself from thine affection
Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye
All lesser birds will take their jollity.
Up, up, fair bride, and call
Thy stars from out their several boxes, take
Thy rubies, pearls, and diamonds forth, and make
Thyself a constellation of them all;
And by their blazing signify
That a great princess falls, but doth not die.
Be thou a new star, that to us portends
Ends of much wonder; and be thou those ends.
- John Donne
The Complete English Poems
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Here was happiness; not my drum, to be sure, just an ersatz, but there is also a thing as ersatz happiness, perhaps happiness exists only as an ersatz, perhaps all happiness is an ersatz for happiness.
- Günter Grass
The Tin Drum
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Like love, like talent, like any other virtue, like anything else in this life, happiness needs to be nurtured - this is the truth of the whole matter.
- Ogwo David Emenike
Happiness Recipe: Eat and Stay Happy
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Seeing the person yeu love come home
Happiness is so simple to a child
- Sandesh Hukpachongbang
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
We are often insane with happiness. We are also very unhappy for reasons neither of us can do anything about. Like being separated.
- Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Everyone has a right to be a little happy, asshole.
- John Irving
Last Night in Twisted River
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I wonder if people always choose what will make them unhappy.
- Megan Whalen Turner
A Conspiracy of Kings
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Dreams. They start in your beautiful mind. Think of beautiful things and it will manifest into actions because your body will listen to you. Like it always does.
- Happy Positivity
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Today is a special day that will go by very fast, so let’s take every second to make the most out of every moment.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Money alone cannot buy pleasure, though it can help. For enjoyment is an art and a skill for which we have little talent or energy.
- Alan Watts
The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness,... even the smallest happiness, is like a step out of Time, and the greatest happiness is sharing in Eternity.
- Josef Pieper
Happiness and Contemplation
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I know money isn't everything. but it certainly is something.
- Thisuri Wanniarachchi
COLOMBO STREETS
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door.
- Jeanette Winterson
Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness isn't reserved for privileged individuals. It is a state of mind that can neither be bought nor stolen nor traded; it is a liberty available to anyone.
- Richelle E. Goodrich
Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I’ve never been happier in my whole life.”

I leave it at that. Underneath all that happy, she sure doesn’t look happy.
- Kathryn Stockett
The Help
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Happiness is not only a hope, but also in some strange manner a memory ... we are all kings in exile.
- G.K. Chesterton
The Thing: Why I am a Catholic
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
It's hard to say. Sometimes people have had terrible childhoods. And sometimes they just haven't found their special place in life. And sometimes they're dogs from hell and must be destroyed.
- Charles Addams
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I was terrified of my weakness, of my sharp tongue, of
my every flaw. I was terrified that this moment, my chance to
live in happiness for however short a time we may have had,
would be ruined because I was simply not carved out of the
same wood as happiness, and that my grain was too twisted
to ever take its form.
- Amy Lane
Truth in the Dark
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
For a woman to deny the necessity of true love in her life would be to deny herself, and her creator.
- Dwain K. White Sr.
Every Woman's Dream
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
I know how syrupy this sounds, how dull, provincial, and possibly whitewashed, but what can I do? Happy childhoods happen
- Marisa de los Santos
Belong to Me
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
As I watch him, a sudden recognition comes over me: Tonight, I can be anyone I want… maybe being happy only means living in the moment, appreciating the exact moment you're in and not thinking about the worries of the future.
- Laura Fitzgerald
Veil of Roses
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Separate yourself from those who hinder your vision. Make a choice to walk away from the trap set to ensnare you. Realize when someone is pulling you backwards every time you take a step forward. Separate from them and the result of your action will be a life of success.
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Here, also, the future was cried aloud by the wind through the rocks, so that all those who heard would shiver, and then the liquid spring song of the thrush would make all the beauty of moonlight and sunlight blend together, making it true, so true, that happiness must come again
- Elyne Mitchell
Moon Filly
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
The years lay spread out before her, spacious untouched canvases on which she was presently going to paint the picture of her life. It was to be a very beautiful picture, she said to herself with an extraordinary feeling of proud confidence; not beautiful because of any gifts or skill of hers, for never was a woman more giftless, but because of all the untiring little touches, the ceaseless care for detail, the patient painting out of mistakes; and every touch and every detail was going to be aglow with the bright colours of happiness.
- Elizabeth von Arnim
The Pastor's Wife
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun;
Thyself from thine affection
Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye
All lesser birds will take their jollity.
Up, up, fair bride, and call
Thy stars from out their several boxes, take
Thy rubies, pearls, and diamonds forth, and make
Thyself a constellation of them all;
And by their blazing signify
That a great princess falls, but doth not die.
Be thou a new star, that to us portends
Ends of much wonder; and be thou those ends.
- John Donne
The Complete English Poems
Avg Rating: --Rate This Quote
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