Reading messed with my brain in an unaccountable way. It made me happy; or something. ― Salvatore Scibona

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When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw. ― Nelson Mandela

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Only a man who has felt ultimate despair is capable of feeling ultimate bliss.

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Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself. The writer's work is only a kind of optical instrument he provides the reader so he can discern what he might never have seen in himself without this book. The reader's recognition in himself of what the book says is the proof of the book's truth.

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Do we need to wait until the next life to experience true happiness? Of course not; we can experience it now. By making that choice to be happy and optimistic, we can have a little bit of Heaven on Earth. ― Lindsey Rietzsch

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I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed man.- Oscar Wilde

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So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be. ― John Green

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There are two days in the year that you cannot do anything: YESTERDAY & TOMORROW: Only TODAY you can Be Happy, Smile, Dream, Love, Feel, & Be Thankful… ― Pablo

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You know why love stories have happy endings?” I shake my head. “Because they end too early,” she continues. “They always end right at the kiss. You never have to see all the bullshit that comes later. You know, Life. ― Hank Moody, God Hates Us All

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People who postpone happiness are like children who try chasing rainbows in an effort to find the pot of gold at the rainbows end...Your life will never be fulfilled until you are happy here and now.

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