“Joy is joy.”— Lailah Gifty Akita Related Quotes “The discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than the discovery of a star.”— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin “His fingers painted my skin with ruby red patterns of desire. In Keahi’s kiss I could taste the red burn of chili encrusted in the rich sweetness of melted chocolate. I breathed in his scent and it spoke to me of vanilla. The ink of my malu tattoo began to burn, searing markings of fiery joy.”— Lani Wendt Young “Some dissociative parts of the personality, living in trauma time, may experience the same emotion no matter the situation, such as fear, rage, shame, sadness, yearning and even some positive ones just as joy.”— Suzette Boon