Elation

“Never forget, Caelius, that a great man makes his luck. Luck is there for everyone to seize. Most of us miss our chances; we're blind to our luck. He never misses a chance because he's never blind to the opportunity of the moment.”
― Colleen McCullough, Caesar

“The fearful danger of the present time is that above the cry for authority, we forget that man stands alone before the ultimate authority, and that anyone who lays violent hands on man here, is infringing eternal laws, and taking upon himself superhuman authority, which will eventually crush him.”
― Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Many people lose the small joys in the hope for the big happiness.”
― Pearl S. Buck

“Eh,” I shrugged and his eyebrow shot up. “Good enough to distract me, but not enough that I thought to grab it when I had a chance. Three stars. Might recommend.”
― V.E.S. Pullen, Book of the Dead: AESLI-00