Everyone seeks happiness! Not me, though! That’s the difference between me and the rest of the world. Happiness isn’t good enough for me! I demand euphoria! — Calvin, from “Calvin & Hobbes,” on expectations

You can’t hurry love or pizza. Especially pizza. — Snoopy, from “Peanuts,” on love

Just remember… if things look hopeless, maybe you’re facing the wrong direction! — Ziggy, from “Ziggy,” on having the right attitude

Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon. — Charlie Brown, from “Peanuts,” on pacing

Calvin: They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Hobbes: Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.

Calvin: We need more special effects and dance numbers. — Calvin and Hobbes, from “Calvin & Hobbes,” on the tragicomedy of life

Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, ‘What can I do to keep my life from going by so fast?’ Then a voice comes to me that says, “Try slowing down at the corners.” — Charlie Brown, from “Peanuts,” on the speed of life

I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to really re-examine your life. — Calvin, from “Calvin & Hobbes,” on finding the joys in life

Life is like a hot bath: It feels good while you’re in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get. — Garfield the cat, from “Garfield,” on the experience of life and living

The problem with people is that they’re only human. — Hobbes, from “Calvin & Hobbes,” on the limitations of humanity

Most psychiatrists agree that sitting in a pumpkin patch is excellent therapy for a troubled mind. — Linus Van Pelt, from “Peanuts,” on an easy way to clear the mind

They say the best way is just to live one day at a time. If you try to live seven days at a time, the week will be over before you know it. — Sally Brown, from “Peanuts,” on living in the moment