This chapter opens with a quote from the novel Anna karenina, which states, "happy families are alike unhappy families." This passage is a reference to the fact that happy people aren't happy because they're suffering and misfortune. It's a quote about how happy families are like unhappy families, and happy people are just as unhappy as unhappy families. This is the first of many quotes that the narrator will use in this chapter. The first quote comes from a passage in the novel that states that happiness is a sign that people are unhappy. The narrator says that happiness isn't a sign of people being happy, it's just that people don't seem to enjoy themselves as much as they used to. He then goes on to say that the only thing that makes people happy is that they suffer and mistreat themselves, which is why people are happy. He also says that the person who is most happy is the one who's the most unhappy. This quote is from the same passage that he used to read when he was a kid. He says that people who are happy are like happy families, but unhappy families are just like unhappy people. He adds that the happiest people are the ones who suffer the most. He's going to use this quote as a starting point for the rest of the chapter.