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Quote by William Hazlitt

“No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.”

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William Hazlitt, born on April 10, 1778, was an influential English essayist and literary critic. His works are renowned for their sharp observations and profound insights, which have had a lasting impact on 19th-century British literature. more

“The heart of myself has always been something just wanting so bad. I have had an empty center, black as a basement, but also knowing about light and waiting. Young as I am, I know now that everything is about to come. Jimmy will be the place for me to learn the real happiness. He will be my Joy School. My joy. Mine.”

Knows Heart Real Light School Happiness Young Joy Waiting Black Knowing Mines Empty Jimmy Basements Real Happiness

Author:Elizabeth Berg

“I know exactly what I want. Everything. Calm, peace, tranquility, freedom, fun, happiness. If I could make all that one word, I would - a many-syllabled word.”

Ifs Knows Want Happiness Fun Peace Calm If I Could Tranquility One Word Peace Tranquility

Author:Johnny Depp

“As humans, we are rarely anything more than children that have let the changes to the size and shape of our genitals convince us that there are more important things in life than wonder and happiness. we call the acceptence of this change 'growing up' and it makes us feel big and powerful in a world that would be no less mysterious to us than it was before if all of the fantasizing that we once used to explore the "unknown" quality of our reality had not become devoted almost exclusively to the notion that we are in control.”

Quote by William Hazlitt

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