Quote by Gwendoline Riley

“Don’t try, be happy.”

— Mensah Oteh

“You act happy long enough you'll forget how hurt feels like.”

— Nitin Patel aka needles

“Maybe if you aren’t unhappy sometimes you don’t know how to be happy.”

— Madeleine L'Engle

“It's hard to smile when you aren't happy.”

— Kristin Hansen

“That’s how you know someone loves you. When they want you to be happy even in the part of your life they’ll never see.…

— Leah Raeder

“I found that when it hurt, sometimes the most effective response was to feel the pain rather than wish it away or pretend it…

— Phindiwe Nkosi

“It's really not that difficult to be happy. You just have to be grateful and especially appreciate what you do have now. The rest…

— Fasela Oosterwolde

Sometimes,” he says, sliding his arm across my shoulders, “people just want to be happy, even if it’s not real.

— Veronica Roth

“Happiness is a skill. Don't pursue it-embrace it.”

— Lucy Eyre

“Perhaps it’s better to be unhappy than not to feel anything at all,’ I said.”

— Barbara Pym

“I just want to be happy. I want to feel better.”

— Albert Borris

“But you’re happy, eh?’ I blink at her, surprised. She’s right. My happiness is crunchy. Snapping, crackling and popping in the sun.”

— Kirsty Eagar