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Quote by Wendell Berry

“He imagines a necessary joy in things that must fly to eat.”

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Wendell Berry, an American novelist born on August 5, 1934, is renowned for his profound descriptions of rural life and his critical views on modern industrial civilization. more

“Now, remember: they're not for eating, but for listening, because you'll often be hungry for sounds as well as food. Here are street noises at night, train whistles from a long way off, dry leaves burning, busy department stores, crunching toast, creaking bed springs, and of course, all kinds of laughter. There's a little of each, and in far off, lonely places, I think you will be glad to have them.”

Joy Appreciation Sounds

Book:The phantom tollbooth

Source: The phantom tollbooth

“May all your joys be pure joys, and all your pain champagne.”

Joy

Author:Mrs. Graham

“Freedom, joy or bliss doesn't come from the situation that we think we should be, but it derives from the one that we are already in.”

Joy Freedom Bliss Present Moment

Author:Aditya Ajmera

“Stay in awe of life. The little things are the big things. Awareness is a fundamental shift in personal identity and experiencing your world with joy.”

World Life Joy Awareness Awe Little Things Big Things Personal Identity Experiencing Fundamental Shift

Author:Richie Norton

“All I want is to be assimilated into a collective, human community where someone braids my hair with flowers and white curtains sway in a warm breeze; where every morning I wake up and drink a glass of chilled iced tea, drive a car across a continent, kick the dirt, fill my nostrils with the air of the desert and move in with someone, get married, bake cookies, push a stroller, learn to play an instrument, dance a waltz.”

Joy Humanity Collectives Everyday Life Small Pleasures Being Human Quotes

Book:The Employees

Source: The Employees

“I want to thank you for the profound joy I've had in the in the thought of you.”

Joy Thought Thankful

Book:The Very Thought of You

Source: The Very Thought of You

“God's dream is interwoven into reality by humans.”

Humans God Dream Reality

Author:Santosh Kalwar

“I wondered then why children played so in the river, but adults ceased to see it with the same eyes. Why couldn't we embrace such simple joys?”

Children Play Joy

Book:Beneath a Marble Sky

Source: Beneath a Marble Sky

“But to enjoy him we must know him. Seeing is savoring. If he remains a blurry, vague fog, we may be intrigued for a season. But we will not be stunned with joy, as when the fog clears and you find yourself on the brink of some vast precipice.”

Joy Knowing God

Book:Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

Source: Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist

“Old age is not meant to be survived alone," Man Rapadou said, her voice trailing with her own hidden thoughts. "Death should come gently, slowly, like a man's hand approaching your body. There can be joy in impatience if there is time to find the joy.”

Death Joy Impatience

Book:The Farming of Bones

Source: The Farming of Bones

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