“[Happiness is] a ghost, its a shadow. You cant really chase it. Its a by-product, a very pleasant side effect to a life lived well.”

“I've always believed that happiness is just around the corner. The trick is fining the right corner.”

“..there is more to life than just pleasure. We want to achieve our happiness and not just experience it.”

“Rule number one: wear loose clothing. No Problem. Rule number two: no alcohol for the next three days. Slight problem. I'll miss my evening glass of wine but figure I can go for three days without ...”

“Perhaps it's true you can't go back in time, but you can return to the scene of a love, of a crime, of happiness, and of a fateful decision; the places are what remain, are what you can possess, ar...”

“Too often when we say we feel joyful, were really feeling manic. There is a frenetic nature to our joy, a whiff of panic; were afraid the moment might end abruptly. But then there are other moments...”

“America is the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves. To quote the American humorist Kin Hubbard, 'It aint no disgrace to be po...”

“Youve changed me forever. And Ill never forget you.”

“Eduardo Galeano notes that America was conquered, but not discovered, that the men who arrived with a religion to impose and dreams of gold never really knew where they were, and that this discover...”