It is the pursuit of happiness that makes people unhappy.
I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.
My delight and thy delight Walking, like two angels white, In the gardens of the night.
On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round.
I don't feel depressed. I feel elated.
Don't cry because first priority is happiness.
To fill the hour──that is happiness.
All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.
It's a blessing to be paid to be in paradise. The Hawaiian people are so friendly.
My vegetable patch is my pride and joy.
I played in rhumba bands, mickey mouse bands; all kinds of bands.
Unhappiness lies in that gap between our talents and our expectations.
Paradise Lost is a book that, once put down, is very hard to pick up again.
Books are the perfect entertainment: no commercials, no batteries,hours of enjoyment for each dollar spent.
When I get to Heaven I just know I'm going to forget my toothbrush.
My idea of heaven is not writing.
A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
Happiness is to capture the images of our dreams in the morning dew and the smile of the sun.
The gods look in pleasure on penitent sinners.
Happiness grows best in the soil of contentment.
I did a lot of reading of the Bible and became fascinated with the idea of the Rapture. It's pretty wild. I hadn't heard of it until I was in college.
