December 2010
“It’s strange that words are so inadequate. Yet,...
“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all...
Julian: I feel like people get lost when they think of happiness as a destination.
Brooke: Like how do you mean?
Julian: Well, we're always thinking that someday we'll be happy. You know, we'll get that car, or that job, or that person in our lives that'll fix everything, but happiness is a mood. And it's a condition, not a destination. It's like being tired or hungry; it's not permanent. It comes and goes and that's okay. And I feel like if people thought of it that way, they'd find happiness a lot more often.
Brooke: So you think it's okay to be a little miserable every now and then? Even when you have great things in your life?
Julian: Is it okay to be a little hungry now and then?
Brooke: Happiness is a mood... not a destination. I like that.
“Sometimes, I look outside and I think that a lot of other people have seen this snow before. Just like I think that a lot of other people have read those books before. And listened to those songs. I wonder how they feel tonight.”
—Stephen Chbosky
One thing about music, when it hits you feel no...
“People sometimes say that the way things happen in the movies is unreal, but actually it’s the way things happen to you in life that’s unreal. The movies make emotions look so strong and real, whereas when things really do happen to you, it’s like watching television — you don’t feel anything.”
—Andy Warhol
