Air Quote by Lois Lowry

“His manner showed a curious mixture of longing and enthusiasm, which is to say that his enthusiasms were always of a wistful sort, and…

— Eleanor Catton

He breathed once more, holding the air in his chest, as if it were not air but something more--a sweet taste of freedom, of…

— Justin Cronin

“In his life he'd passed through long periods of gratefulness and good cheer, but he'd scarcely even imagined this level of thorough contentment with…

— Chad Harbach

“This yearning for new and distant scenes, this craving for freedom, release, forgetfulness -- they were he admitted to himself, an impulse towards flight,…

— Thomas Mann

“In one breath, I release all negative feelings and fearful thoughts, then fill up my lungs with wonder and awe and pure, unadulterated joy.”

— Sara Baysinger

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

— Rayven T. Hill

He managed to convey indifference, contempt, and boredom in the one word.

— Charlaine Harris

Joy was more than just an absence of discomfort.

— Brandon Sanderson

So great was the extremity of his pain and anguish, that he did not only sigh but roar.

— Matthew Henry

“He laughed in exultation as he came upon the house, the rush of his full power better than any human drug, the joy of…

— D.B. Reynolds

The exhilaration was hard to explain. It was a lonely feeling — a somehow melancholy feeling. He was outside; he passed on the wings…

— Stephen King

Anticipation! It occurred to him that his anticipation was more pleasant to him than the experiencing.

— Patricia Highsmith