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“Like most things, the more we have of something, the less happiness we derive from it. The first slice of cake: awesome. The fifth slice: not so good.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People

“Not only are poor, unemployed, less will-educated and non-white people more likely to become depressed, but they are also least likely to benefit from treatment by either antidepressants or psychotherapy. That is why combating depression requires more than merely providing effective treatment for those who are already suffering from it. We also need the change the social conditions - such a racism, unemployment, poverty, unaffordable housing, and lack of adequate education - that put people at increased risk of becoming depressed.”
― Irving Kirsch, The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth

“Live life today like there is no coffee tomorrow.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well

“Father Alfred D’Souza. D’Souza had written: “For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin—real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be got through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.”
― James Patterson, Sam's Letters to Jennifer