Quotes about "Happiness & Joy"

You have to be a lover of books without expecting more of them than they give - a little pleasure, a little insight, a moment of escape, a deepening of your own humanity. Not much else. ”

The only pain in pleasure is the pleasure of the pain. ”

I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living. ”

Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all. ”

For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair. ”

My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog. ”

I was raised in a family where none of us ever raised a voice, so there was no room to express feelings of rage or even unabashed joy - a little bashed joy, here or there, or being mildly disgruntled. ”

Kindness is really important to me in finding my own prince - so are patience and a sense of humor. Without those qualities he's no Prince Charming! ”

I like to watch MTV for escapist pleasure, but when I saw Snooki, I saw my twin. I couldn't lose myself in the show anymore because there I was. ”

Grief is perhaps an unknown territory for you. You might feel both helpless and hopeless without a sense of a 'map' for the journey. Confusion is the hallmark of a transition. To rebuild both your inner and outer world is a major project. ”