“To cut and tighten sentences is the secret of mastery.”
Dejan Stojanovic (1959) poet, writer, and businessman
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writer of novels, short stories, and erotica 1903–1977Related quotes
“My joy is as painful as my pain.”
Fernando Pessoa book The Book of Disquiet
Ibid., p. 100
The Book of Disquiet
Original: A minha alegria é tão dolorosa como a minha dor.
“From every joy and pain a hope leaps out eternally to escape this pain and to widen joy.”
Nikos Kazantzakis book The Saviors of God
The Saviors of God (1923)
Context: From every joy and pain a hope leaps out eternally to escape this pain and to widen joy.
And again the ascent begins — which is pain — and joy is reborn and new hope springs up once more. The circle never closes. It is not a circle, but a spiral which ascends eternally, ever widening, enfolding and unfolding the triune struggle.
“Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.”
Anne Lamott (1954) Novelist, essayist, memoirist, activist
“Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
Joseph Campbell (1904–1987) American mythologist, writer and lecturer
Variant: Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
“Pain is short, and joy is eternal.”
Friedrich Schiller The Maid of Orleans
The Maid of Orleans (1801), last line