“To be happy we need something to solve. Happiness is therefore a form of action; it’s an activity, not something that is passively bestowed upon you, not something that you magically discover.”— Mark Manson, amazon.com
“Joy was as fleeting as a shooting star that crossed the evening sky, ready to blink out at any moment.”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“Excitement is the more practical synonym for happiness, and it is precisely what you should strive to chase. It is the cure-all. When people suggest you follow your 'passion' or your 'bliss,' I propose that they are, in fact, referring to the same singular concept: excitement. This brings us full ci…”— Tim Ferriss, amazon.com
“Last summer we put up our second cutting of alfalfa on an extremely hot, humid afternoon. There was no breeze at all. The hot, bright, moist air seemed to wrap around us and stick to us while we loaded the wagons. It was worse in the barn, where the tin roof raised the temperature and held the air e…”— Wendell Berry, amazon.com