“It’s an incredible gift to be able to make your own fun.” – pg. 12
“You cannot just blithely drift through life in your canoe whilst turning a blind eye to the bullshit going on around you.” – pg. 67
“Such a sunny disposition can make a body powerfully stupid some of the time, but it’s mostly worked out for me so far.” – pg. 133
“No matter how you decide to spend a little more time on your gestures of giving, the point is just quite simply that you do.” – pg. 174
“Engage in romantic love. It truly makes life worth living. Romance affords you the opportunity to do a lot of giving, which I believe I have read is said to be better than receiving.” – pg. 255
“Make your life happy. Sounds pretty simple, right?” – pg. 311
“I don’t achieve my happiness by taking it easy, but instead by using my time and abilities to be productive.” – pg. 319
