William Blake: "The greater the sorrow..."

"The deeper the sorrow, the greater the joy"

—William Blake

Jan-Philipp Sendker: "Must one have seen..."

"Must one have seen the world? In this village, in every house, in every shack, you will find the entire range of human emotions: love and hate, fear and jealousy, envy and joy. You needn't go looking for them."

—Jan-Philipp Sendker, The Art of Hearing Heartbeats

Jan Karon: "Why was fear always..."

"Why was fear always so close upon the heels of joy, overtaking it every time?"

—Jan Karon, A Light in the Window

Jan Karon: "Sorrow and joy..."

"Sorrow and joy... so inextricably entwined that he could scarely tell where one left off and the other began."

-Jan Karon, At Home in Mitford

Greg Anderson: "Focus on the journey..."

"Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it."

—Greg Anderson