Joann Pan

“Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.”
― Robertson Davies, The Enthusiasms of Robertson Davies

“Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person's face as you pass them on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you.”
― Miranda July

“God approaches us in the disguise of other people.”
― Glennon Melton, Carry On, Warrior: Thoughts on Life Unarmed

“When the waves close over me, I dive down to fish for pearls.”
― Masha Kaleko