„It’s the fire in my eyes,And the flash of my teeth,The swing in my waist,And the joy in my feet.I’m a womanPhenomenally.“

— Maya Angelou

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„My joy is as painful as my pain.“
— Fernando Pessoa
„There is joy in self-forgetfulness. So I try to make the light in others' eyes my sun, the music in others' ears my symphony, the smile on others' lips my happiness.“
— Helen Keller
„I am above you and in you. My ecstasy is in yours. My joy is to see your joy.“
— Aleister Crowley
„My head is burstingwith the joy of the unknown.“
— Rumi
„My principle anguish and the source of all my joys and sorrows from my youth onward has been the incessant, merciless battle between the spirit and the flesh.“
— Nikos Kazantzakis
„Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment.“
— Claude Monet
„My goal is GOD HIMSELF. Not joy, not peace, not even blessing but HIMSELF… my GOD.“
— Leonard Ravenhill