Matt Talsma

“Hygge is about giving your responsible, stressed-out achiever adult a break. Relax. Just for a little while. It is about experiencing happiness in simple pleasures and knowing that everything is going to be okay.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

“How hyggelig a food is also lies in its preparation. The rule of thumb is: the longer a dish takes to cook, the more hyggelig it is.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

“Danes are not the only ones who can have hygge or identify it, and other languages have similar expressions. The Dutch call it gezelligheid and Germans talk of Gemütlichkeit, a sense of well-being based on good food and good company, and Canadians will recognize it as “hominess.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

“Perhaps it is not a coincidence that everything that has to do with hygge makes us feel happy, calm, and safe.”
― Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living