„Armed with my sword and wand, I was all set for a stroll through the swamp to look for a hungry monster. Oh, joy!“

— Rick Riordan

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„Joy is the goal of existence, and joy is not to be stumbled upon, but to be achieved, and the act of treason is to let its vision drown in the swamp of the moment's torture.“
— Ayn Rand
„Oh, if God would but give me strength to strangle him in my last agony, I’d go to hell with joy.“
— Emily Brontë
„And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?Come to my arms, my beamish boy!O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!He chortled in his joy.“
— Lewis Carroll
„We're a nation hungry for more joy: Because we're starving from a lack of gratitude.“
— Brené Brown
„I could not awakenMy heart to joy at the same tone —And all I lov'd — I lov'd alone —“
— Edgar Allan Poe
„I am above you and in you. My ecstasy is in yours. My joy is to see your joy.“
— Aleister Crowley
„A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun, a bird settled on the fire escape, joy in the task of coffee, joy accompanied me as I walked.“
— Anaïs Nin