Emotion Quote by Alexander McCall Smith

Joy is a subtle elf; I think one's happiest when he forgets himself.

— Cyril Tourneur

Joy mingled with sadness, even with grief, is the deepest human joy. It winds itself about the soul with indescribable sweetness, with a dim…

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.

— Brandon Sanderson

And her joy was nearly like sorrow.

— John Steinbeck

Joy passed, but happiness never completely disappeared; a touch of it would always remain to remind one it had been there. It was happiness…

— Anne Holm

All who joy would win must share it. Happiness was born a Twin.

— Lord Byron

To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin.

— Lord Byron

Joy multiplies when it is shared among friends, but grief diminishes with every division. That is life.

— Anonymous

Once there had been joy, but now there was only sadness, and it was not, he knew, alone the sadness of an empty house;…

— Clifford D. Simak

Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow

— Swedish Proverb

But now the joy is gone and the sadness is back, the sadness feels like something deserved, the price of some not-quite-forgotten betrayal.

— Stephen King

Joy lives concealed in grief.

— Rumi