"Joy is the feeling of grinning on the inside."
-Dr. Melba Colgrove

"He who binds to himself a joy
doth the winged life destroy.
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
lives in Eternity's sunrise."
-William Blake

"Real joy comes not from ease or riches
or from the praise of men,
but from doing something worthwhile."
-Pierre Coneille

"Great joy, especially after
a sudden change of circumstances,
is apt to be silent,
and dwells rather in the heart
than on the tongue."
-Henry Fielding

"Occasionally in life there are those
moments of unutterable fulfillment
which cannot be completely explained
by those symbols called words.
Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart."
-Martin Luther King Jr.

"The joy is that we can take back
our bodies, reclaim our health,
and restore ourselves to balance.
We can take power over what and how we eat.
We can rejuvenate and recharge ourselves,
bringing healing to the wounds we carry
inside us, and bringing to fuller life the
wonderful person that each of us can be."
-John Robbins

"The walls
we build around us
to keep sadness out
also keeps out the joy."
-Jim Rohn