The only way to avoid being miserable is not to have enough leisure to wonder whether you are happy or not.

By Bernard Shaw

I’d rather be miserable loving you than happy with anyone else.

By Angela Morrison

We can't be so desperate for love that we forget where we can always find it; within.

By Alexandra Elle

Clearly the secret of happiness...is a variation on the general principle of banging your head against a wall, and then stopping.

By Stef Penney

Nothing is miserable unless you think it so; and on the other hand, nothing brings happiness unless you are content with it.

By Boethius

Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy.

By Robert Anthony

If I had a camera," I said, "I'd take a picture of you every day. That way I'd remember how you looked every single day of your life."

By Nicole Krauss

Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.

By Aldous Huxley

Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.

By Simone Elkeles

The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same.

By Carlos Castaneda

The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.

By Friedrich Nietzsche

Toby Zeigler: There's literally no one in the world I don't hate right now.

By Aaron Sorkin

Per aspera ad astra, Papa,' I whispered. Through hardship to the stars.

By Ruta Sepetys

Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding and desperate hope.

By Shannon L. Alder

I had a dream about you last night.. you were holding a pine cone and introducing him as Gerald.

By Nicole McKay