I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery–air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.

Sylvia Plath
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When you are happy, everything around you becomes happier and more beautiful. You can take a walk and be surrounded by beauty and love. You can see mountains and trees and the sky and be surrounded by beauty and happiness. You can meet people and see their smiles and be surrounded by beauty and happiness.

Source: The Bell Jar

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