How to Be Perfectly Unhappy Quotes

“They assume my status is binary: either I'm a joyous triumph, or I'm a miserable wretch. They recognize no spectrum, only two states of being: happy and unhappy. But I've never felt 'happy.' I've felt joy. I've felt bliss. But those feelings are ephemeral. Being 'happy' implies permanence. It implies you completed all the prerequisites. And now you get to sit atop of your giant pile of happy, forever.”
― The Oatmeal, How to Be Perfectly Unhappy

“I want to hurt, so I can heal.
I'm not unhappy.
I'm just busy.
I'm interested.
And that's okay.”
― Matthew Inman, How to Be Perfectly Unhappy

“When I do these things, I'm not smiling or beaming with joy. I'm not happy. In truth, when I do these things, I'm often suffering. But I do them because I find them meaningful. I find them compelling. I do these things because I want to be tormented and challenged and interested. I want to build things and then break them. I want to be busy and beautiful and brimming with ten thousand moving parts. I want to hurt, so that I can heal. I'm not unhappy. I'm just busy. I'm interested. And that's ok.”
― The Oatmeal, How to Be Perfectly Unhappy