“Happiness always has an object... Depends on external things. Joy... Has no object. It seizes you for no apparent reason, it's like the sun, its burning is fueled by its own heart.” HeartReasonJoySunObjectsDependsBurning Author:Susanna Tamaro
“Unshed tears leave a deposit on your heart. Eventually they form a crust around it and paralyze it, the way mineral deposits paralyze a washing machine.” WayHeartFormTearsMachinesWashingMineralsDepositsWashing MachinesUnshed Tears Author:Susanna Tamaro
“In the middle of a conversation, she'll frequently say something like, "Young people are heartless, they don't have any respect anymore." I nod agreement in hopes that she'll stop right there, but secretly I'm convinced that the heart is the same as it's always been; there's simply less hypocrisy, that's all. Young people aren't naturally selfish, any more than old folks are naturally wise. Your age doesn't have anything to do with whether you're sensitive or shallow; it's a question of the path your life takes.” PeopleHeartAgeYoungPathWiseMiddleYouthLike YouConversationFolksConvincedSelfishSensitiveHypocrisyAgreementShallowHeartless Author:Susanna Tamaro
“Follow your heart, and listen when it speaks to you.” HeartSpeakFollow Your Heart Author:Susanna Tamaro
“You know, that's what I've regretted the most, that joy. Of course, later there were times when I felt happy, but happiness is to joy what an electric light bulb is to the sun. Happiness always has an object, you're happy because of something, it's a condition whose existence depends on external things. Joy, on the other hand, has no object. It seizes you for no apparent reason; it's like the sun- its burning is fueled by its own heart.” KnowsHeartReasonHandsLightJoyCoursesFeltExistenceSunConditionsObjectsDependsBurningElectricBulbsLight BulbElectric Light Author:Susanna Tamaro
