Happiness is this sort of ridiculous thing we’re all supposed to chase like dogs chasing cars that suggests there’s some sort of steady state of wellbeing that I think is mostly an illusion. You can feel confident, you can feel loved, you can... but I think joy flashes up at moments and then you have other important things to attend to. Happiness: the wall-to-wall carpeting of the psyche—is somewhat overrated. As wall-to-wall carpeting, generally. 

Rebecca Solnit