“But as soon as one is at rest in this world off he goes on something else to worry about.”

“Men are sheep. Where one goes, the rest will soon follow.-Lady Whistledown”

“If everybody spent enough time worrying about their own goddamn selves, no one would have to worry about anyone else.”

“If you're worrying about yourself too much, help someone else who has real worries. Turn your anxiety into something productive.”

“What is an optimist? The man who says, "It's worse everywhere else. We're better off than the rest of the world. We've been lucky." He is happy with things as they are and he doesn't torment himself.What is a pessimist? The man who says, "Things are fine everywhere but here. Everyone else is better off than we are. We're the only ones who've had a bad break." He torments himself continually.”

“This is the only country in the world," said Wednesday, into the stillness, "that worries about what it is.""What?""The rest of them know what they are. No one ever needs to go searching for the heart of Norway. Or looks for the soul of Mozambique. They know what they are.”