#sf

What give all that is tragic, whatever its form, the characteristic of the sublime, is the first inkling of the knowledge that the world and life can give no satisfaction, and are not worth our investment in them. The tragic spirit consists in this. Accordingly it leads to resignation. ↗

— Arthur Schopenhauer

#satisfaction #sublime #tragedy #life

The most racking pangs succeeded: a grinding in the bones, deadly nausea, and a horror of the spirit that cannot be exceeded at the hour of birth or death. Then these agonies began swiftly to subside, and I came to myself as if out of a great sickness. There was something strange in my sensations, something indescribably sweet. I felt younger, lighter, happier in body; within I was conscious of a heady recklessness, a current of disordered sensual images running like a millrace in my fancy, a solution of the bonds of obligation, an unknown but innocent freedom of the soul. I knew myself, at the first breath of this new life, to be more wicked, tenfold more wicked, sold a slave to my original evil and the thought, in that moment, braced and delighted me like wine. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#hyde #jekyll #rebirth #robert-louis-stevenson #transformation

I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life. ↗

— Virginia Woolf

#disatisfaction #life #life

It [money] doesn't have anything have anything to do with the magnificence of a person. It doesn't. What matters is what you make. Whether it's a cake for bingo night or a costume for a saint or a wall of water--whatever you pour into this life is what makes you rich. ↗

— Adriana Trigiani

#satisfaction #work #life

To lead a successful life, then, it's a good idea to work out what you really want. Then get together some plans. Then set some goals. ↗

— John C. Parkin

#the-life #life

If one’s life is so unsatisfying that an unhealthy activity brings a shred of happiness, it is nigh impossible to give it up unless something that brings greater happiness can be enjoyed in its stead. (28) ↗

— Prem Prakash

#happiness #health #satisfaction #life

She was full of some strange energy that morning. Her every movement had purpose and life and she seemed to find satisfaction in every little thing. ↗

— Anna Godbersen

#love #satisfaction #life

The life's work of Walt Disney and Ray Kroc had come full-circle, uniting in perfect synergy. McDonald's began to sell its hamburgers and french fries at Disney's theme parks. The ethos of McDonaldland and of Disneyland, never far apart, have finally become one. Now you can buy a Happy Meal at the Happiest Place on Earth. ↗

— Eric Schlosser

#fast-food #ray-kroc #successful-franchising #walt-disney #food

But you’re out of another world old kid … You ought to live on top of the Woolworth Building in an apartment made of cutglass and cherry blossoms. ↗

— John Dos Passos

#city-life #manhattan-transfer #nature #urban #life

You will have many enemies, but even your foes will love you. Life will bring you many misfortunes, but you will find your happiness in them, and will bless life and will make others bless it--which is what matters most. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#happiness #life #misfortune #life