By many a happy accident.

To what happy accident is it that we owe so unexpected a visit?

There is in writing the constant joy of sudden discovery, of happy accident.

A series of accidents creates a positively lighthearted state.

We don't make mistakes; we just have happy accidents. And that's when you really experience the joy of painting.

The happy combination of fortuitous circumstances.

Coincidence is a wonderful thing.

Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle.

And, as a result of choosing to be genuinely grateful for all that I had, unconditionally accepting of all that I didn’t, and accepting total responsibility for creating all that I wanted, this potentially devastating car accident ultimately became one of the best things that ever happened to me.

Life is a miracle, and being aware of simply this can already make us very happy.

It began, as many good things do, with a coincidence.

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.

[A happy ending is] a distribution at the last of prizes, pensions, husbands, wives, babies, millions, appended paragraphs, and cheerful remarks.

After being bombarded endlessly by road-safety propaganda it was almost a relief to find myself in an actual accident.