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Quotes - Happiness means happy-in-less
“While
I was getting boogers wiped in my hair during Biology, he was being spit on in
Social Studies.
A
common story.
But
there was a day, a sunny day in May, I’m sure, when at exactly 2 P.M., we both
looked out of the window of our different schools and … What?
We
didn’t wish—wishes are wasted …
We
didn’t hope—because our future was inevitable …
And
we didn’t pray—we were on our own.
So
we sent out energy bullets: “This is for New York.”
“This
is for when I get there.”
Little
pockets of energy, to be saved and accumulated and used upon arrival.
I
was so scared it was all going to be gone by the time I got there. Ninth grade,
tenth grade—can’t this thing go any faster?
In
the magazine, there were funny people with funny names like John Sex, who had
wild white hair and a snake!—and didn’t that just open up a kaleidoscope of new
possibilities?
And
how long the years are—endless! And the minutiae of your daily life! So
tedious, when there are BIG THINGS happening a thousand miles away. And when
you go to bed at night, it’s hard to believe those people, those fabulous,
daunting people, are out there right now!
So
we wait, and we endure, and someday we will be there, and we will make it.
And,
by golly, we did.”
―
James St James, Party Monster: A fabulous but true tale of murder in clubland
“To
most teenagers, college kids, and addicts, the fact that I was getting paid to
party was pretty badass. The fact that I always knew where the party was, and
people were always calling me for their fix, made others want to be around me.
I carried myself confidently and got a lot of girls (regardless of what I felt
like on the inside). I was fun and funny and therefore got invited to a lot of
things.”
―
Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey
to finding purpose
“Superficially,
I was fine. In fact, superficially, I was great. I looked good on the outside,
almost enviable, but inside I was scouring for something more. I constantly
scoured my phone, messages, emails, and social media platforms for any form of
hookup, party, or connection, but eventually I realized they were all just
distractions. For me, one of the most genuine marks on my handsome face was the
black eye that I gave myself.”
―
Michael J Heil, Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey
to finding purpose
“We
didn't dance together. We danced our own dance, our own space. But we felt the
connection. We were three people in communion with the music. The music sang
and we sang back, loudly, with our bodies.
For
a moment, all the superficiality of the world; all its banal cruelty, wokeness,
and mundane distractions—everything faded. Our souls reverberated with the
purity of music, the release of dance, and the separate yet united communion of
disparate people in that single experience.”
―
John Pucay, Karinderya Love Songs
“Everyone
from our group sifted off like puffs of flour getting kneaded into the sticky
dough of Colombian Carnaval.”
―
Erin Zelinka, On Love and Travel: A Memoir
“Attempting
to talk ourselves ‘out’ of the things that we’ve errantly talked ourselves
‘into’ is where our morals showed up late to a party that our greed never
left.”
―
Craig D. Lounsbrough
“Cheers,”
he muttered, knocking his cup against hers. “This Valentine’s Day punch is
awful. Who the fuck made it?”
“Moses
did.” Reed sighed. “I think he was trying to poison us.”
“His
mission was successful.” Ashford frowned into his cup. “Where are our problem
children anyway?”
―
Jane Washington, Plier
“Grownup
Happiness (The Sonnet)
I
don't do Netflix,
I
don't binge for adrenaline.
I
find it far more soothing to
listen
to old BBC radio shows
while
I do my writing.
Happiness
is not a matter of exhilaration,
Happiness
is a matter of moderation.
Just
because all the monkeys are partying,
doesn't
mean you gotta give submission.
So
I say, get your priorities straight,
Happiness
will take care of itself.
If
you don't know to draw your own lines,
That's
not freedom, but apish descent.
I
don't scroll till I pass out,
I
don't drink till I feel sick.
Happiness
means happy-in-less,
Trends
don't bring you peace.”
―
Abhijit Naskar, Dervis Vadisi: 100 Promissory Sonnets
“Isn’t
it a lovely day for a party?” Kirsty Tate said, looking up at the sapphire-blue
sky”
―
Daisy Meadows, Bella The Bunny Fairy
“Visit
Bluecoastride for more details about our products and services.”
―
Bluecoastride
“Sunrises
and sunsets denote beginnings and ends. Very few see a sunrise but crowds
gather for a sunset. Such is life. Very few have the courage to start, but
everyone loves to join the party when you succeed.”
―
Richie Norton
“It
is not fashionable where I am not.”
―
Dorothea Lieven, Letters of Dorothea, Princess Lieven, During Her Residence in
London, 1812-1834
“Death
is certain for the born. Rebirth is certain for the dead. You should not grieve
for what is unavoidable.”
―
Sri Krishna, Bhagavad-Gita, tio estas sublima kanto pri la senmorteco
“She
hurried into a new spring evening dress of the frailest fairy blue. In the
excitement of seeing herself in it, it seemed as if she had shed the old skin
of winter and emerged a shining chrysalis with no stain; and going downstairs
her feet fell softly just off the beat of the music from below. It was a tune
from a play she had seen a week ago in New York, a tune with a future...”
―
F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Basil and Josephine Stories
