A mathematical formula for happiness:Reality divided by Expectations.There were two ways to be happy:improve your reality or lower your expectations.

The damage was permanent; there would always be scars. But even the angriest scars faded over time until it was difficult to see them written on the skin at all, and the only thing that remained was the memory of how painful it had been.

Everyone knew that if you divided reality by expectation, you got a happiness quotient. But when you invert the equation - expectation divided by reality - you didn't get the opposite of happiness. What you got, Lewis realized, was hope.

If it is possible to die of grief then why on earth can't someone be healed by happiness?

The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.

I'm fascinated by the idea of walking past a piece of art because you can't see it with the naked eye. Imagine all the times you've told yourself, Oh, it's nothing.Well, nothing can be pretty goddamned big.

Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions.

I may not have a degree, but I certainly got an education.

How can you enjoy life if you spend every minute fearing the end of it?