I believe in happy endings," I tell him, "And it feels like this movie has gone on for the right amount of time.

People should be nice to you, Leonard. You're a human being. You should expect people to be nice.

The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.

I am so happy. I am so impossibly happy.

I want to believe that happiness might at least be possible later on in life for people prone to sadness.

Air goes in and out of my nose, throat, lungs, blood, heart brain - and so I am

That's basically the mantra of Herr Silverman's teaching - think for yourself and do what's right for you, but let others do the same.