“It is possible to live happily in the here and now. So many conditions of happiness are available—more than enough for you to be happy right now. You don't have to run into the future in order to get more.”

“Happiness: The art of living happily is to forget the past which no longer exists, not to be worried about the future which has not come yet, and to live the present movement mindfully and wisely. All we have is here and now.”

“Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.”

“You always get more respect when you don't have a happy ending.”

“You only have one life, but if you live it well, that’s enough. The only reality is now, today. What are you waiting for to be happy?”

“If you are not happy here and now, you never will be.”

“I don't need a "reason" to be happy. I don't have to consult the future to know how happy I feel now.”

“Shut up, be happy. Obey all orders without question. The happiness you have demanded is now mandatory.”

“He tapped my chest. 'Happy is here.' He tapped his own chest. 'Here.'
I looked down past my chin. 'Inside?'
'Inside.'
It was getting crowded in there. First angel. Now happy. It seemed there was more to me than cabbage and turnips.”

“You have everything you need for complete peace and total happiness right now.”