“I've learned…. That when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.”

“I've learned now that this world isn't like Mother and Father. It doesn't care if we're happy, and it doesn't get sad when we die. We don't really matter to it at all.”

“I know what love is. There was a happy time when I didn't, but bitter experience has taught me.”

“When the ship docks, I'm getting off with you.
This is crazy.
I know it doesn't make any sense, that's why I trust it.”

“I've learned never to say never. You just don't know. But I've reached an age when you start taking it easier. But I enjoy singing. I still sing – at home.”

“I've learned that you know your husband still loves you when there are two brownies left and he takes the smaller one.”

“As I've gone through life, I've found that your chances for happiness are increased if you wind up doing something that is a reflection of what you loved most when you were somewhere between nine and eleven years old.”

“When you learn what God has made you for and how He treasures your company, you are bound to be contented, self-sufficient and happy.”

“"You're a bitter man," said Candide. "That's because I've lived," said Martin.”

“Sittin' in the mornin' sun,
I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes.
Watchin' the ships roll in;
And I watch 'em roll away again.
Sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Watchin' the tide roll away.
Sittin' on the dock of the bay,
Wastin' time.”