Liveliness Quotes

“Be the monarch of your life
and sign the decree
to exile suffering
and call back from all points of the universe
the power of birds and flowers,
the vitality of youth.
The whole universe will smile
when your eyes smile.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh, Call Me By My True Names: The Collected Poems of Thich Nhat Hanh

“America, like England and Scotland, had never really been a gay nation. Rather it had been heavily and noisily jocular, with a substratum of worry and insecurity, in the image of its patron saint, Lincoln of the rollicking stories and the tragic heart. But at least there had been hearty greetings, man to man; there had been clamorous jazz for dancing, and the lively, slangy catcalls of young people, and the nervous blatting of tremendous traffic.”
― Sinclair Lewis, It Can't Happen Here

“Unfortunately, Candace wasn't the one who'd stood out last night. And hell, did Thea stand out. I'd felt her potential before she'd even parked her van. She exhibited open fascination with Marcel's paintings, and the way she relished every bite on her plate made me remember a time when things could still be new and fascinating. And this wasn't even faerie food--- I wondered what expression she would make if that crossed her lips. She breathed life and pleasure with her every movement. Liveliness--- was that the nature of a fae from the Summer Court, or was that simply Thea?”
― Sabrina Blackburry, Dirty Lying Faeries