The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are not useful for grown-ups.

Remembering bred its own peculiar sorrow. It seemed so unfair: that time should render both sadness and happiness into a source of pain.

By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.

When it was all overthe centuries startedto roll by and history was writtenby thosewith no storiesmisery turned into myth and figures of speech played catalyst to happiness

There is nothing dreary or doubtful about (the life). It is meant to be continually joyful...We are called to a settled happiness in the Lord whose joy is our strength.

i am happy that to have or not to have a "leffe" is not the need of the hour in my mid thirthies. A liittle bit of more lighthearted luff left.

i held it up, and tried to channel happy dog thoughts toward Cerberus- Alpo commercials, cute little puppies, fire hydrants.

“We are very happy to hear that Milford is opening their waiting list. That means that more low-income people could have access to the program.”

“If I stunk after a month, I was going to go home and be perfectly happy with my career and live the rest of my life as a dad.”

“She's a very good musician. She's got a great attitude and she's a hard worker. She's a very positive and happy young lady,”