„Welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, welly, well. To what do I owe the extreme pleasure of this surprising visit?“

— Anthony Burgess

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„Pleasure is oft a visitant; but painClings cruelly to us.“
— John Keats
„I don't approve of surprises. The pleasure is never enhanced and the inconvenience is considerable.“
— Jane Austen
„Living well is an art that can be developed: a love of life and ability to take great pleasure from small offerings and assurance that the world owes you nothing and that every gift is exactly that, a gift.“
— Maya Angelou
„All pleasure is a vice, for seeking pleasure is what everybody does in life, and the only dark vice is doing what everybody does.“
— Fernando Pessoa
„When we are young, we take a certain pleasure in our infirmities. They seem so new, so rich! With age, they no longer surprise us, we know them too well. Now, without anything unexpected in them, they do not deserve to be endured.“
— Emil M. Cioran