Quotes About Enjoyment

Liam really enjoyed a good movie. He found it restful to watch people's conversations without being expected to join in. But he always felt sort of lonesome if he didn't have someone next to him to nudge in the ribs at the good parts.

I broke my days into separate moments," he said. "See, it's true I didn't have any more to look forward to. But on the other hand, there were these individual moments that I could still appreciate. Like drinking that first cup of coffee in the morning. Working on something fine in my workshop. Watching a baseball game on TV.

That's what I love about reading: one tiny thing will interest you in a book, and that tiny thing will lead you onto another book, and another bit there will lead you onto a third book. It's geometrically progressive—all with no end in sight, and for no other reason than sheer enjoyment.

This is how you spend this afternoon, and tomorrow morning, and tomorrow afternoon. Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you.

Doing what you're supposed to do is always boring. I can't imagine anything worse than being required to have fun.

she read with undifferentiated glee . . .

Quit when you'll be mediocre, when the returns aren't worth the investment, when you no longer think you'll enjoy the ends. Stick when the dip is the obstacle that creates scarcity, when you're simply bridging the gap between beginner's luck and mastery.

My friend Jon likes it when an airplane hits heavy turbulence. His insight is worth sharing. "The odds of a plane crashing from turbulence are essentially zero, so I sit and enjoy it. It's like a ride at an amusement park.

Whistling as you walk through the woods is a form of art, but you're not doing it hoping a squirrel will applaud.

What exactly did people do when they had all the time in the world and could do whatever they liked? (p 153)

He [F. Scott Fitzgerald] had learned to theorize, to think, although he was always less interested in the dissection of his reading than in the enjoyment he received. (About F. Scott Fitzgerald)

When a glass sits on a table here, people don't wonder if it's half filled or half empty. They just hope it's good beer.

He didn't do much of anything except ride that bike and listen to music.

You actually enjoyed that, didn't you? (Amanda) Oh, hell yes! Did you see the look on their faces? Man, I love this car. (Kyrian) (She looked up at the sky and implored divine aid.) Dear God, please separate me from this maniac before I die of fright. (Amanda)

Alone at last. Oh, the pleasure of the pain. (Zarek) You really do suffer from insanity, don't you? (Thanatos) Hardly. I have to say I enjoy every minute of it. (Zarek)

You two go and have fun. I have plenty of stuff here to entertain me with. Plato rocks! (Tory)

Like this cake. It's really very good. (Arik) As the girth to my hips will attest. (Geary)

Pero no padezco de mi locura, disfruto cada minuto de ella.

Laughter is the jam on the toast of life. It adds flavor, keeps it from being too dry, and makes it easier to swallow.

Life is like a box of chocolates, I'm a nerd and I read books

The only thing that is guaranteed in life is that we're all gong to die at some point, so it's important to make the most of now.

Save money on the big, boring stuff so that you have something left over for life's little pleasures.

I do like my life very much, yes.

I don't take life so seriously I can just play with life.