“We can cry for years but sometimes gotta smile too.”
“Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?”
“We are not going to change the whole world, but we can change ourselves and feel free as birds. We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Serenity is contagious. If we smile at someone, he or she will smile back. And a smile costs nothing. We should plague everyone with joy. If we are to die in a minute, why not die happily, laughing? (136-137)”
“Why be alone when we can be together babyYou can make my life worthwhileAnd I can make you start to smile”
“Why are we smiling when we loathe each other?’ ‘Why do we sell happiness to the readers of this magazine when we are profoundly unhappy ourselves, the slaves of fame?”