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Love is an abstract noun, something nebulous. And yet love turns out to be the only part of us that is solid, as the world turns upside down and the screen goes black.

Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.

The greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances.

I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. a

I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.

All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.

I know enough to know that no woman should ever marry a man who hated his mother.

In these times I don't, in a manner of speaking, know what I want; perhaps I don't want what I know and want what I don't know.

I do not think we have a "right" to happiness. If happiness happens, say thanks.

So much good, so much evil. Just add water.

He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry.

Maybe everyone can live beyond what they're capable of.