Joy Quote by Jack Kerouac

“Bitterness, recriminations, advice, morality, sadness—everything was behind him, and ahead of him was the ragged and ecstatic joy of pure being (195).”

— Jack Kerouac

“Surprisingly, I felt no anger towards him. He was just Man. Man in his basic, rudimentary state, easily moved by powerful emotions like love,…

— Helon Habila

“He had often felt anguish before, and it would be no wonder if it came at such a moment, when he was preparing, the…

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Even I would be moved by his kindness at times, but he could, just as easily, be malicious and cruel. He was both a…

— Haruki Murakami

“When he was a boy he was happy when the men arrived, and in a way wanted them to remain forever--but he was also…

— Amanda Coplin

“His heart...responds to those once-upon-a-time people, anonymous in the shadows, the faith it took them to come together and rest and listen through the…

— Lauren Groff

“somehow made him feel pure, whole, and righteous. He was filled with a feeling of euphoria, breathing rapidly, his heart racing,”

— Rayven T. Hill

“How intimately I experience in my heart just what he must have felt in all of those unknown rooms, some of them poor, perhaps,…

— Anna Kavan

“He needed to get over himself and start moving forward.  Gone were the days of simpering self-loathing and anger.  He was going to create…

— Travis Bagwell

“He composed himself inwardly. Sparing the world his awkwardness, hiding vulnerability. Preserving his pride.”

— Julie Anne Long

“Slowed down by a sense of hopelessness in all his decisions and movements, he suffered from bitter sadness, and his incapacity solidified into a…

— Robert Musil

“Every step. Every curve into darkness. Every moment of despair and rage and pain. It had led him to precisely where he needed to…

— Sarah J. Maas