“Once one seizes happiness, one should hang onto it like an octopus.”
“There's too much pain and uncertainty in the world. You should seize happiness whenever it comes, and hold onto it for as long as you can.”
“The thought has cheered me, and I'd like to hang onto that. Must protect my little pockets of happiness.”
“There is no day that one should skipBut one should seize, without distrust,The possible with iron grip”
“No one ever explained the octopuses.”
“One should not put a loaded rifle onto the stage if no one is thinking of firing it.”