A lot of times characters are combinations of people I come across in life. I people-watch a lot.
Perhaps selling your children, your future, just happened one bad decision at a time.
Happy is entirely up to you and always has been.
But that's how life is. You never know how it's going to turn out, and you can't plan for everything. You just have to do your best dealing with things as they come and hope people forgive you when you make a mistake.
I've pursued dreams and achieved them, but I don't think anybody should think their life is incomplete if they don't follow some dream. Happiness doesn't come from achievements, or money, or any sort of treasure. Happiness is a frame of mind, not a destination. It's appreciating what you've got and building relationships with those around you.
Sometimes love not only lifts you to the ceiling, it also keeps your eyes there.
I don't care what you Yanks say, cheese should not whiz.
The only thing worse than a bad review from the Ayatollah Khomeini would be a good review from the Ayatollah Khomeini.
I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.
That's a bust your ass shot through and through.
All my words are but chaff next to the faith of a simple man.