“Being cheerful keeps you healthy. It is slow death to be gloomy all the time.”
“Time moved for you not in quotidian beats, but in the slow rhythm the ages keep –”
“A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.”
“There you go! That's better! You look good smiling! You know, you really shouldn't be gloomy all the time. I've met a good amount of gloomy people and they were just that--gloomy. Mopin' around like the end of the world had happened. Thinkin' that if they crack a grin they'll be carried away by goblins and such...”
“A girl on the cheer squad had once asked Gabriel if having a twin was like looking in a mirror all the time. He'd asked her if being a cheerleader was like being an idiot all of the time - but really, it was a good question.”
“In narrow and gloomy streets, keep your spirit high!”