Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.

Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.

Capacity for joy
Admits temptation.

Pain is no evil unless it conquers us.

Pain is no evil unless it conquers us.

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. read more

To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless--it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

Joy is but the sign that creative emotion is fulfilling its purpose.

Oh, frabjous day! Callooh. Callay!
He chortled in his joy.

Oh, frabjous day! Callooh. Callay!
He chortled in his joy.

In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer read more

In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone 's letter.

When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace,love, prosperity, happiness... all the good things.

When you wish someone joy, you wish them peace,love, prosperity, happiness... all the good things.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.