Hacienda Quote by Peter Hook

“joy is the salt of the earth and the light of the world. It is the yeast that leavens society as a whole.”

— Pope Francis

“Joy imagines a fetus in handcuffs. Policemen on either side of it, leading it to its death, strapping it into a toaster-sized chair. Skin…

— Daniel Abbott

“All round there was a rising tide of beer, widow Désir's barrels had all been broached, beer had rounded all paunches and was overflowing…

— Émile Zola

“The sound is clear and strong as a bell, and it fills me with joy, and it's like, for the first time in my…

— Gayle Forman

“The curt maneuver forced hearty laughter from all of the fathers in the ballroom, who were delighted by the illusion of danger and the…

— Neal Stephenson

“I found that joy can be acquired like a habit, in the same way as a folded sheet of paper falls naturally into the…

— Richard Wurmbrand

“We could all do with a bit more joy in our lives couldn't we? The wonderful thing is that when we start spreading joy,…

— Steve Goodier

What did you think, that joy / was some slight thing?

— Mark Doty

“How mingled and imperfect are all our sublunary joys!”

— James Joyce

“Joy is a fruit of the spirit, just like kindness and it was placed in us by our creator, to be developed and demonstrated…

— Dwaun S. Cox

Joy delights in Joy

— William Shakespeare

“Joy is the realest reality, the fullest life, and joy is always given, never grasped. God gives gifts and I give thanks and I…

— Ann Voskamp