| 单词 | joy |
| 例句 | Eating with awareness is one of the basic joys of life, and one that everyone can experience even without hunting and gathering your food. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “The joys come close upon the sorrows this time, and I rather think the changes have begun,” said Mrs. March. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z These four now suddenly remembered what the joy of this house had driven from their minds: the house of Tom Bombadil nestled under the very shoulder of those dreaded hills. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And Matt understood that what El Patron missed was not the beauty of the stones, but the joy he once took in owning fine things. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so glad that she had, because the child was doing well and had brought such joy to her life. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The music filled Bod’s head and chest with a fierce joy, and his feet moved as if they knew the steps already, had known them forever. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z I love the patches of human wrinkles on her face and the joy in her eyes. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The joy of running and screaming got knocked clean out of me. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Every day I thought of them: dogs long gone, old friends passed, and the joy and beauty they gave me. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I’m certain the magic seashell—his most beloved possession, he’d said!—around my neck radiates joy. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He does feel joy, though, as he hangs Vincent's paintings in the new flat. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z My pain was her pain, my joy her joy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Now Milton was shaking his head no, and Dr. Luce was putting on a surgical mask, and my schoolmates back in Grosse Pointe were pointing at me and laughing, their faces lit with malicious joy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The uproar of jokes and joy went on around him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were wild with joy as he searched the eyes of his sons. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He hugs me so hard that I can smell him and taste the joy that leaks from inside him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Shirley clutched her seat, afraid joy would launch her through the ceiling and whisk her high above the clouds. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But it was a sigh of joy, a sound of happiness that floated like a butterfly in the air. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z Every encounter filled us with joy—yes, joy: Thank God! Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z The New Year passes over without any celebration or joy. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When my mother came across an unusual one, she would give an “Oh” of joy and tell me its name: daphne, wild heliotrope, pink orchid. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The fen rang with their shouts of joy. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z My father almost wept with joy when we heard the news. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z In all that ruin of the world for the moment he felt only joy, great joy. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Everything else was sharp and hard, but this Grecian sun evoked joy from every angularity and blurred with brightness the stiff face of the countryside. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z You have shown such a calm, patient determination to reclaim this country as your own, and now the joy that we can loudly proclaim from the rooftops — Free at last! Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of revenge Cal extracted a fluid of power, and out of power, joy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But at the time he quivered with joy and excitement before picking up a gun. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The openmouthed surprise and joy on George’s face only made Kelly smile harder. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z To wish to make a life in that wasteland of rock and flame, you’d have to be a beast without a sense of beauty, hope, or joy. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Like any family, the Freedom Writers shared in my joy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I’d experienced joy, but not nearly enough, could there be enough? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “My popsy!” cried a fat old woman who had evidently been her nurse when she was small, weeping tears of joy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we had covered it up with our logo, everyone filled up with joy and started to clap. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She sang for the sheer joy of singing, and her uniquely beautiful voice delighted everyone who knew her. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Running behind his father, Ben began to feel a disproportionate joy rise in him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She cheerleads, watching with joy as they take their first steps with a prosthesis. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z Javier kicked off before Moss could agree, and Moss chased him down the street, a joy in his heart. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z When she smiled now it was a heightened joy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Thus the banquet was the exultation, the harmony, the acceptance of physical frailty, joy in the termination of misery. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps some electrical finder could have been developed so delicate that it could have located the source of all this spreading joy and fortune. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In her joy and weariness, Aunt Rachel did not even notice the sodden dress and hair under Kit’s woolen cloak. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “I taste honey and sweetness in my mouth. No mortal mother feels such joy.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z In Narnia the Beasts lived in great peace and joy and neither the Witch nor any other enemy came to trouble that pleasant land for many hundred years. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z If they returned triumphant, her lord husband's joy would be fierce, and he might be willing to hear her out. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And what a joy of recognition when we realize how like us they were! Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When she sees that I am not jumping with joy at the news, her face scowls. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The young men gazed in joy before they entered into a room of polished tubs to bathe. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z They gleaned for sport—for the joy of it—and as Scythe Rand so accurately put it, because they can. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z The squirrel tells lies to both of them, and takes joy in provoking anger. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Every earthly joy, however, is tempered by sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I have now the great joy of my family’s presence. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z Thomas’s grogginess instantly washed away, replaced with relief— it surprised him how much joy the information brought. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The day she sent the telegram telling him of Rosa’s death she had felt a strange shiver, almost of joy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited for that joy, for the relief. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z A kind of city-street music where laughter belies anxiety, and joy is as short and straight as the blade of a pocketknife. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The spy sat under an awning, grinning with joy at the prospect of meeting Lee. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Me loves Parpar,” said the artful one, preparing to climb the paternal knee and revel in forbidden joys. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was no beauty here, no real merriment or joy, just transactions, people seeking escape or some colorful oblivion, some dream of decadence that they could wake from whenever they wished. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z An unspoken joy arose in Ben as he looked for the walk and could not find it. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheer blissful joy of being able to fill one’s mouth with rich solid food! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z As the transfusion went on something like life seemed to come back to poor Lucy’s cheeks, and through Arthur’s growing pallor the joy of his face seemed absolutely to shine. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z One of Ginny’s joys was to have her first washing machine. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Mami almost fainted with joy when the office called to tell us. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z God or man, no one could look on her in joy. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But her pride and joy were the Nick Carter detective stories, with a dead body on almost every page, as she boasted. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z No radiancy of joy is in it, no assurance of bliss. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a joy there, if oblique, left-handed, and Wen probably thought here was a man with whom he could share a longing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z If in this wandering narrative I seem to have cut the cords of family joys and sorrows, of Junior’s current delinquency and junior Junior’s new tooth, of business triumph and agony, it is not so. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby straddled the statue’s big toe like a horse and whooped with joy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z But outside there was cheering in the streets, bonfires of joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Although he had through the memories learned about the pain of loss and loneliness, now he gained, too, an understanding of solitude and its joy. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z We don’t believe any of this underwear actually exists, but thinking about it is a nasty joy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “Even after your depression had started to lift, I just couldn’t stop bringing you more Legos. Back then, seeing you happier—and your ma worry less about you—gave me joy.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z He walked easily, with a joy of movement and with a feeling of walking in sunlight. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I cried, feeling something close to joy for the first time since I could remember. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z In Iran, when a guest comes, you tell them they may be angels, they are welcome and the whole house is filled with the joy of their presence. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Edwards’s reversal set off great celebrations of joy as black students from Carter held hands and danced at an impromptu pep rally. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z In my dazed and sleepy state, I feel a surge of joy, as if Secret Santa has arrived and I am a little kid again. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Tidbit startled awake and shouted with joy, “Hushpuppy!” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z However, in Montenegro, on the Adriatic, one of the most beautiful spots in Europe, all was peace, joy, and entertainment on the night of September 1. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Poems and stories about the hardships and joys of the Puerto Rican jíbaro were required reading at every grade level in school. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Occasionally, when caught in the exact eye of this bleached and motionless crystal expanse, Billy Ray’s limbs went weak from sheer joy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a joy to get out again. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Women and men-at-arms made hubbub, running up, as he flew over, but then he wheeled hard right before the horses— a sight that made the whole crowd cheer, with hearts lifting in joy. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Artemis smiled, though there was no joy in it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z What I saw was the joy of hate. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Captain Reed scrambled up the bowsprit and stood there, poised over the hissing sea, howling for the pure joy of it. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z She comprehended the perversity of life, that in the struggle lies the joy. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “You can make time disappear. You can bring us to places we have never dreamed of. You can make us feel sorrow and joy and peace. You have great magic.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Do you not feel joy in the air?” Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Because they were happy and excited they thought everyone shared their joy. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z The days and nights were short, every hour passed quickly like a sail on the sea, beneath the sail of a ship of treasures, full of joy. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z Made me feel heart good to be in Pa’s arms, seeing his joy, feeling his heart beating against my arm. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The good come here as well as the wicked, and all of us languish in this gloom forever, with no hope of freedom, or joy, or sleep, or rest, or peace. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So the two returned gladly and comforted the old man, who in his joy sat feasting with the heroes all through the night. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Although she didn't want to feel glad of it, her heart leaped with joy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Her clear, sweet voice rises in joy as she sings of her love. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You felt some—but just a shadow of what it can be. Without the threat of suffering, we can’t experience true joy. The best we get is pleasantness.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z As soon as Jane had read Mr. Gardiner’s hope of Lydia’s being soon married, her joy burst forth, and every following sentence added to its exuberance. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z And as he was capable of giant joy, so did he harbor huge sorrow, so that when his dog died the world ended. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was not, understand, that she had secret wells of joy that overflowed to them all. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The joy was so general and so suffused that Mack had a hard time keeping it centered and aimed at its objective. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The Doctor, struck with joy & amazement, asked him how he knew it. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z You looked up at his face, so full of love and joy. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Muriel glowered at Grandma, the joy in her gaze eclipsed by spite. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z If you are figuratively jumping for joy, it means you are so happy that you could jump for joy, but are saving your energy for other matters. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z Ophie turned to look out the window, and it was then that the last of her happiness and joy melted away. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He listened to the sound of merrymaking and joy, and he wished he could be a part of it. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z The beauty of my rendition was that it captured both the joy and the sorrow of a visit to Ellisburg's or J. C. Penney. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They told the boys about the joy and excitement of combat. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z I am to provide these joys for her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Now the joy of beauty is gone from her life. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Milkman felt again his unrestrained joy at anything that could fly. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z When Matt played well, an expression of joy crossed Mr. Ortega’s face that was as good as a compliment, though. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They were planning this year’s sugaring, a time everyone looked forward to with joy and excitement, as much as ricing, maybe even more. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Surely they could not possibly think this was just Bandit’s scheme to escape the tyranny of piano lessons for the joys of Jackie Robinson! In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z As soon as he heard their retreating footsteps, he flew around the remaining desks until, oh, joy, he found one with a composition book that had Janice Avery’s name on it. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z By this time all the children were beside themselves with joy at the prospect of the oncoming holidays. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The trail joined an empty road, and I nearly shouted for joy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z One of the gasping joys of summer was my daily bath in the spring. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z You have brought me joy, and I thank you for that, and I wish that I could continue to feel this joy every day for the rest of my life. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The joy is in remembering; the pain is in knowing it was yesterday. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “But far more important than a glass trinket, Stella, is the joy you already got in you.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z He screamed for joy, running down the hill past the vegetable gardens. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They didn't run and greet a person and slobber with joy. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z But for the past two weeks, I’ve had a secret joy and a secret dread both rattling inside a me that make waxing floors go even slower and washing underwear a uphill race. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Everything has a smell, kid. Magic, joy, fear, regret—all of it can be detected if you’ve got the right nose.” Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z Squealer made excellent speeches on the joy of service and the dignity of labour, but the other animals found more inspiration in Boxer’s strength and his never- failing cry of “I will work harder!” Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z A deep-dish sit-down in a tub with scalding water is a pure joy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She charmed them with heartwarming tales of making popadam in her grandmother’s kitchen while simultaneously introducing the old woman to the joys of hip-hop. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I made a list of the people who had given me the most joy in my life. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z But along with the weariness he felt spasms of pure joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They could see people running about through the streets embracing one another, tossing caps and hats into the air, and in other ways showing their joy at being freed of the Welsh invaders. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I tell David about the fox I saw with a gray body and a red head, and he tells me about his aunt’s Siamese cat that yowls just for the pure joy of making noise. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Anyway, the subject skims the joy off a pan of conversation.” Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There would also be no flaming Olympic torch, just a giant, ten-foot-tall flashlight to celebrate the joy of reading under the covers. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Even the rulers of Terabithia come into it only at times of greatest sorrow or of greatest joy. We must strive to keep it sacred. It would not do to disturb the Spirits.” Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z All the animals capered with joy when they saw the whips going up in flames. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I look around at smiles and tears of joy as voices in dozens of different accents declare their patriotism. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Then he looked back, and to his great joy he perceived that the Lillian had gone off in a wild direction and was yawing all over the pond. Stuart Little 1945-10-17T00:00:00Z I hurried through my cleanup and urged Conrad to join me so we could quickly get to the joy of our cookies and play. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z "A king does need joy brought to his heart. I thank you for doing so." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He had a simpler nature; he looked up to Balthamos as to the fount of all knowledge and joy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z So, as the old woman held the new baby tenderly, she rained tears of sorrow and joy upon it, and the baby's first bath was the unusual mixture of love and loss. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z “Look at that, you so excited ’bout being in my movie that you jumping for joy! The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even those people who joy in numbers and are impressed with bigness are beginning to worry, gradually becoming aware that there must be a saturation point and the progress may be a progression toward strangulation. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For her, beauty went hand in hand with joy. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When Muthu saw no response from you to your favorite food, he clapped his hands in mock joy. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Then suddenly joy came flooding past every doubt and restraint. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z She was young and enraptured, her joy infectious, especially to Dr. Cigrand, the dentist, who saw so little joy from day to day as he reduced grown men of proven courage to tears. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The wind caressed her nakedness, and she gasped at the unwelcome, but not unwanted, joy of it. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Suddenly he knew joy and sorrow felted into one fabric. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He was used to his mind betraying him, taking a moment of joy and turning it sour and grim, spinning it about in his head until it was all he could think about. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z A joy washed over him, a spark without the other complications he felt in that room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I feel in you a confidence, dear Boy—which to show is a joy to me. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Nobody else gets such joy from doing stupid, destructive things. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The mulefa were planting a grove around it, because it was a holy place, they said; they would maintain it forever; it was a source of joy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Your mama is glad because she know you be full of joy. That make her smile so big, that smile find you here in this far place.” Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I did not want you forced to mask your joys and bind your eyes. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z When I finally am able to push the thudding to the back of my head, I’m bowled over by the colors and smells and unadulterated joy around me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The joy Ted spoke of didn’t exist for me. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “I know something of that joy,” I said. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z He had eaten no more than half a day past, but there was no joy in dead meat, even deer. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I was paralyzed, looking at him, knowing I wasn't dreaming, hearing: What makes him happy, what makes him dance, This Sambo, this jambo, this high-stepping joy boy? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’ll have our joy,” Rick said, “but well lose. We’ll exchange what we feel for what they feel. Our joy will be lost.” Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z But my gratitude paled compared to my unalloyed joy that Walter and the others were free. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But when the last nail was out and he fell forward into Bryce’s arms, the rabbit felt a rush of relief, and the feeling of relief was followed by one of joy. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z The Church rocked through time—a cradle, an ark—to rhythms of sorrow and joy, marking the passage of man. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z In the stories, he took slaves’ spirits on trips of happiness and joy and wonder, all while their bodies remained on the plantation and continued to work. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I should scream, like any rational human being would, but when I open my mouth again, I just crow with joy. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z At each new discovery, I said “Oh” as if that were the only word for joy that had been invented, but when I looked at my bed, I said, “Ohhh.” Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I was losing his steadiness, his comfort, his everyday joy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His entire body had a violent definition, a primal joy in aggression that caused men of equal size to afford him caution, and especially distance. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She was so overwhelmed with such relief, such joy, she could hardly talk. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There was joy there, a giddiness that unsettled him and sent goose bumps down his arms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z If you had to pay $4.80 a month for a sofa that started off split, no good, and humiliating—you couldn’t take any joy in owning it. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z She thought, too, of the clear purity of the small singer’s voice, and how the two children must have been the only elements of joy here. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But in the Red Waste, all her joy had turned to ashes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z At the sound of his quiet joy, something squeezes in my chest. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I think of the ghostly visions that stirred Hamlet to revenge, while Therese’s fill her with joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Her joy on the road that morning had completely disappeared; the wide world shrank and her oldest fears rolled freely in her consciousness. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z The joy from my date with Vince was overshadowed by my uncertainty about tomorrow at Central High. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And tears too, eyes flashing and watery, but with joy, with joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Joy to despair, joy to despair, day to day, hour to hour. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Tommen gave a shout of joy and ran off to be readied, his chubby little legs pumping hard. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In his heart, he felt a strange sense of joy: he was about to die in pursuit of his Personal Legend. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It didn’t give any indication of this whatever, but Katz spotted a white blaze twenty yards into the woods, and we whooped with joy. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Staring not so much from maternal joy as from a wish to avoid seeing his legs dangling almost to the floor. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam always felt lucky when she stood in the path of her father’s joy. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Then they gathered humans and animals in the courtyard, poured gasoline on the little brick houses that had once been Trueba’s pride and joy, and set fire to them and everything inside them. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My greatest wish for humanity is not for peace or comfort or joy. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Lazlo slid from Rasalas’s back and stood before her, and if her despair was grim before that surge of joy, how wretched it was after. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Screams and yells of joy and pain and rage. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Hurray for us," I get out, but there's no joy of victory in my voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “I know it looks hard,” said Elisha, “from the outside, especially when you young. But you believe me, boy, you can’t find no greater joy than you find in the service of the Lord.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z To my joy, it sounded as if he was going to suggest going for books. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z The men stood awe-stricken, hats in their hands, whispering kind words, words of hope, words of joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I feel flooded with something—joy and fear all gushing to- gether. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I propped the door open so that the light streamed in, and he shouted with joy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z And all the other Cloud-Men immediately let out a strange high-pitched whoop of joy and started jumping up and down and waving their arms in the air. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z Zinzi laughed and said, “I hear you, but it’s not the process you should focus on; it’s the joy you will feel after you go through the process.” The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I remembered Buddy Ray’s face, the joy he took in hurting me. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Love is understanding someone, caring for him, sharing his joys and sorrows. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The small limbs had firm floor under them; they obeyed perfectly, as he noticed to his joy, and strove to earn’ him forward in the direction he wanted. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z “No, indeed,” cried Emma, most happy to begin, “not in the least. I am particularly glad to see and shake hands with you—and to give you joy in person.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Mrs. Weston hugged herself for joy and lost no opportunity to triumph over her still skeptical husband. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Larks rose from the meadow, straight up, as if from pure joy, and they sang, Robin thought, as if it had been the first day of the world. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Too obvious, almost obscene, in the joy it promised. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z For the birth of her beloved grandchild was just as the dragon had told her, the greatest joy and sadness at the same time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I remember his Christmas joy at Mary’s kiss with the Doorman. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z The holiday it gave was perfect and, if the morning after was disagreeable, it was so, not intrinsically, but only by comparison with the joys of the holiday. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “We have lost the joy of our household,” he wrote, “and the solace of our old age.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z I nearly wept for joy until I remembered: We still did not know whether our school had survived. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Rolling and groaning with exhausted joy, I grow still, lying on my side, watching the moon rise, and I fall asleep here, alone on the edge of the world. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was a brief pause, then joy burst forth and rang throughout the brownstone. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z The song rings up like the greasy smoke and their faces shine with sweat and something that looks like joy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Your hand is disgusting,” I said, feeling joy being able to tease my brother again. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It was a sliver of joy in an otherwise lousy trip, but I didn’t think I’d be able to get much down after the night I’d had. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z Gathering up my gown, I ran down the curved drive as fast as I could, lurching and slipping and filled with joy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z "It's his pride and joy. I've borrowed it—and just now it got its first scratch." The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z “After I sent my son away, painting lost all its joy.” When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The joy which had appeared on Pris’s face at seeing her friends at once melted away. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z His father had smiled for the first time since Levi’s bar mitzvah, Danny said, and his mother had wept with joy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When I was really little, I remember sitting in our kitchen, being fed breakfast by Mom, and a song came on the radio that made me screech with joy. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He darted a glance at Cal and saw the light of joy and triumph in his eyes. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z In the row of Senior Skulls in front of me, Marcus shouts his approval, his eyes lit with unholy joy. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z At such times he had the joy of looking at her, but also the wretchedness of knowing she would never look at such a one as he seemed to be. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Softly at first, then louder and more persistent, as though she were not just walking, but jumping up and down, in a way that sounded, strangely, like joy. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z He took no joy from those heads, no more than he had in displaying the headless bodies of the children before the castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He carried him back and forth across the room and cried tears of joy as he sang for him. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z There he stood in the darkness, clinging to the gritty edge of a shelf and breathing fast with joy. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z My heart felt like it was growing inside me, it was so full of love and joy. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Seemed like I was about to experience the joys of fishing, whether I really wanted to or not. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z When I saw the look on people’s faces, I felt like jumping up for joy. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Another hour, and most of the valley was in shadow, and Will was wondering whether they would find any shelter before night fell; but then Lyra gave a cry of relief and joy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z There were his political and religious theories, his vigilant search for dark conspiracies, his joy in languages, his affection for Zita, and of course, his abiding commitment to chess. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “I love mixing it up with him. I guess it’s a game we play since we both missed out on the joys of marital arguing— keeps my blood flowing.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z "No, it gives me joy to kill people." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Letters, tokens, and true promises,” I said, bringing my bands to my heart in the hope that my evident joy would move him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I woke groggy from lack of sleep but still feeling the sense of exhilaration, and was eager to get to school to share the joy with my friends. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The wave of joy and relief was so unexpected that she almost lost her balance, but almost instantly it drained away and left a new fear. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z And she had wept, in her great joy that the hand of God had changed her life, had lifted her up and set her on the solid rock, alone. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z To practice their art with liberty and joy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z My heart is flipping and dancing around and I laugh from sheer joy. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And yet, it came to him that he must move; for there was a light somewhere, and life, and joy, and singing—somewhere, somewhere above him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The most visionary of the brain busters pined for the day when a pilot could take one of their creations for a hypersonic joy ride: Mach 5 or faster. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The viewfinder sought each line in Abay’s and Dada’s faces, which told the tale of the life they had led, filled with joy, pain, challenge, and triumph. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Perrington’s eyes became dark and his face cleared, as if he saw everything in the world for what it was and found no joy or amusement in it. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z "The fish has already brought joy to my heart," the king said, "as have you." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Wild joy at their escape from the very mouth of despair suddenly filled all his mind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z How much slower the work went when the joy of it was gone. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z A surge of joy lifted Tree-ear’s heart into his throat, so that he had to cough politely before speaking again. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Sensing my joy, he jumped up on me and licked my face, and I hugged him good, pulling his ears and scratching his belly. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z They looked upon Mark Antony as their kind-hearted patron, bringing joy and goodwill to his subjects. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Blanca felt her breast shoot with joy, and tears came to her eyes. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z While I took joy from dwelling on happy moments, I rued the pain I had often caused my family through my absence. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl . The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z I should have been praying for rains, yes, but the warmth of Inti’s rays on my face brought me much joy. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Black folks who were already inside beamed with joy as she passed them. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Milly has been a joy from the very first moment we laid eyes on her, and our love for her has only grown deeper and more vast as the days have progressed. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Still, I want to see the place where I remember feeling joy and happiness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z To see a whole group of kids so excited about a school activity that they howl with joy when we get the go-ahead is a dream come true. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z The passions run from creative joy to anger to frustration to inspiration to aspiration to competition to rage. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z They owed to him their two or three politest puzzles; and the joy and exultation with which at last he recalled, and rather sentimentally recited, that well-known charade, Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z As a matter of feet, I don’t think anyone comes in joy. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z We tried facials and mud masks at every sleepover, and took great joy in photographing ourselves covered in zit medicine. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z Your pain will be our pain, your joy our joy. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The dog rushed to Tidbit, licking his face and yelping with obvious joy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His home, the hall called Breidablik, was a place of joy and music and knowledge. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Then in words of exultant joy she bade him welcome. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All the torments of the one class and the joys of the other are described at length. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She, who had descended with such joy and pain, had begun her upward climb—upward, with her baby, on the steep, steep side of the mountain. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “What has love to do with marriage? A prince should know better. Your father married for love, it’s said. How much joy has he had of that?” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When the court decision came down, of course I felt joy for my people and pride for what I had done, but my day-to-day problems overwhelmed me. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z In the morning, I awoke to hear—not the bird of joy—but angry sounds in the distance. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z His teammate May 2 jumps on his back with joy. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Joy filled the city, joy in the battle-array, the shining armor and spirited chargers and proud standards, joy at facing a war to the death. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to break down in tears of joy and relief and thanks, but we don’t have time for that, so I hug her and whisper a shukria in her ear. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I had leaped from the Stone Age into the beginning of the Industrial Revolution without any pain, in fact, with a lot of joy. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear foremost, and worry, punctuated by unprecedented explosions of joy. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Little by little, he began to feel the joy and sadness of others. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z And still he was going down, farther and farther from the joy, the singing, and the light above him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “Please, teach me to submit and find this joy you speak of. I will obey you!” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z It's not such a terrible place to start, but the joy of accomplishment wears off fairly quickly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Because I already have one sister, Lauren? She’s like their miracle baby—they had her right after me, oh joy—and sometimes she’s crazy annoying and I was like, ‘Another one? Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z "Lady Stark," he said, taking her hand in both of his, "to see you again after so many years is such a joy." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was devoted to the pursuit of boundless joy, complete freedom, and endless pleasure. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The cries of joy must have reached all the way to heaven, for just at that moment the first snow fell, swirling merrily outside the windows like confetti. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z By now you know that whenever I feel anything strongly, whether that’s fear, sadness, anger, or joy, my default is to cry. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And the joys I have felt have not always been joyous. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z There was a moment for joy to find its home. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z All hurt and frustration fell away and I positively blazed with joy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Today was supposed to be about joy and love. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The rest of that day Matt was swept by both fear and joy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z When she thought of her family, left behind in Maryland, all of them slaves, her joy in having escaped rapidly left her. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Sound and air were stolen, and joy and thought and purpose. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The joy all over her face when she was texting the other night pops into my head. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z My sister thought my standing there smiling was crazy didn't understand how the smell and feel and sight of bright white paper could bring me so much joy. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z “But Mom, this is what I look like in second grade,” he’d argued, sticking his tongue into the hole where his teeth used to be just for the sheer joy of it. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And as Abra became more radiant, more pure and beautiful, Aron took an increasing joy in a concept of his own wickedness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Sam walked along at Frodo’s side, as if in a dream, with an expression on his face half of fear and half of astonished joy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z And with unutterable gratitude and joy he put his arms around his love and saw her smile into his eyes and blush. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They were both exhausted, and while they kissed, they wept with joy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z I think about Willow’s face, which looks like it has been scrubbed clean of all joy. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z There were no embraces, no joy at all. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z They see that joy and luck do not mean the same to their daughters, that to these closed American-born minds “joy luck” is not a word, it does not exist. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z To Frodo’s great joy the hobbits stirred, stretched their arms, rubbed their eyes, and then suddenly sprang up. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “Two for joy, three for a marriage, and four for a boy. So seven ought to be four boys, ought it what?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z People had to have more than twenty experiences of joy in their whole life. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z Thinking that if I had stayed there in that place of joy and beauty, I wouldn’t be here now. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Harriet wanted to say something to her, to offer some word of comfort, of greeting, and dared not for fear Old Rit’s uncontrolled joy or her loudly expressed fears would attract attention. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in the dim room it glinted with joy. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The boys race from their bunker and go running down their slack-dump firing range, the joy of youth and scientific interest playing across their delighted faces. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z His face was somber, the easy joy gone from it, but there was still—Sarai breathed again—such witchlight in his eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Brother Anatole, I fail to see how the church can mean anything but joy, for the few here who choose Christi-an-ity over ignorance and darkness!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I recognized the orange bursts of Butterfly Weeds and the tall red Indian Paintbrushes, but there were so many beautiful plants in the garden all I could do was smile with joy and serenity. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z "A king needs joy brought to his heart too." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z God’s house had been everything to me: a house of joy and the center of our private sanctuary—where we met to organize and pledge to support each other. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Tristran's heart pounded in his chest as if it were not big enough to contain all the joy that it held. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z He saw how, when they were excited at meal times, they would hug and kiss each other for joy. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Watching that joy is like watching a piece of paper catch fire. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It goes after, with equal tenacity: joy and heartbreak. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z Like Mom is vacuuming up all the joy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z And when the glad shout had swelled up and died away again, to Sam’s final and complete satisfaction and pure joy, a minstrel of Gondor stood forth, and knelt, and begged leave to sing. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z There was excitement and pain, anxiety and boredom, love and loneliness, anger and joy. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Feeling like an executioner who knows that he must kill tomorrow, he had tried to give a little joy today. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z This prediction was but half fulfilled: I did not indeed dream of sorrow, but as little did I dream of joy; for I never slept at all. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mary Anne sang with false joy, “What a perfect description of me. Yes. That’s how a dictionary would define me.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, “In the sky there are always answers and explanations for everything: every pain, every suffering, joy, and confusion.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z As he walked he forgot his pain; his heart began to beat quickly, and he felt an incredible joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Because there’s more good than evil in the world and we’re surrounded by what she calls “opportunities for joy.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z And I kept trying to find the little pieces of joy in my life. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Olakunde narrates always with looks of the greatest solemnity, but raveled deep in his demeanor is his joy in telling these tales, and to an audience so delighted with his testimony. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z At first I don’t understand, but when she trembles and rises to my touch I realize what she’s showing me and want to cry with joy at the knowledge of it. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z “Ugly pig, dirty pig,” fooling the gods jealous of human joy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood and gazed, and they made little comments on the sadness that this should happen at a time of joy, and they said, “All things are in God’s hands.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Met Bong’s voice sounds enthusiastic and jubilant, but I feel neither her joy nor passion, only my hatred for her and Pol Pot. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He suddenly looks up, pure joy on his face. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z It was one of those times when we all felt joy and peace and lots of hope. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He lies in a large room and receives us with feeble expressions of joy and helpless agitation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Something came into the room with him—his disciples’ joy at seeing him, his joy at seeing them. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z As soon as the collar came off, Reginald’s tail began thrashing side to side with joy. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z That did dull the loudness, but not the joy and bam with which she played. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z A whoop of joy escaped his lips as he ran across the sand. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Her throat, full of aching, grieving beauty, told only of her unexpected joy. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Sleep felt miles away, and he couldn’t shake the despair and hopelessness that coursed through his body and mind—the temporary joy of Chuck’s trick on Gaily had long since faded away. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The much-anticipated marker ahead does not bring her the joy she thought it would. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z A few of the men were chuckling loudly, but the laughter had a closer kinship to obscenity than to joy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He tilted his face to the sky, a gesture of relief and joy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Of course he was very glad to be helping the Bellinis, but a lot of the joy was gone from his playing. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z But now her face was radiant with joy. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “But, you,” she said, stroking my cheek, “are my sweetest gift. The life surprise that soothed all my ills and gave me my greatest joys. I feel so blessed you are mine.” Ninth Ward 2010-08-16T00:00:00Z “So you finally got your dream,” my mother said, with a mixture of joy and sadness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z One look in our direction and her eyes lit up like stars, and pure, unrestrained joy glittered and shone in them. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z There they were welcomed again with joy and renewed hope; for now there were men enough to man both the burg and the barrier wall. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The air was fresh with the smell of new growth, and I went into that building and up to that office humming with the pure joy of being alive. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The mother and son looked at each other, Ion with perfect joy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z In his chest, like beating fists, was a surge of joy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z So Despereaux wept with joy and with pain and with gratitude. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He felt that he should take joy in the man-pleasures of contest, but he could not pretend to himself that he did. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The property, which had once seemed to him like paradise and had been his pride and joy, was now a nuisance. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Cleopatra must have felt great joy knowing that her dreams for the future were finally within reach. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z And all the walls around me, everything that has blocked my joy these past few months, oozes, trickles, and melts away. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z If you are literally jumping for joy, for instance, it means you are leaping in the air because you are very happy. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z In spite of everything, there was in the life I fled a zest and a joy and a capacity for facing and surviving disaster that are very moving and very rare. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z “It was merely a foolish dare,” I repeated, too ashamed to give voice to the joy and desire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z He went ashore and kissed the earth in joy, hot tears blinding his eyes at sight of home. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Hope and despair, anticipation and regret, joy and anger. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The noise in the street rose in a flood of strange joy. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The joy over my achievements at school would fade for Mom once she learned I was one strike away from juvenile detention. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Her own tears of joy fell on his neck. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He did his work well enough, but Samuel felt that Tom had not joy enough. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Trade silver tokens, bracelets, armbands, crosses flashed and ribbons swirled as the dancers moved in joy and excitement, crying out for another song as soon as each was done. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z The crowd behind the barrier roared and cheered and pounded one another with joy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “No joy,” said Harry, as Ron joined them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I don’t want to cry, not tonight, not even if it’s from joy. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z How can I be sad, when she died in great joy? Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Thomas found it hard to feel joy, as if he’d betray Chuck by doing so. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Only Pantalaimon’s flashing elegance had anything in it of life and joy. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Among them Aeneas soon came upon Anchises, who greeted him with incredulous joy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple raised a hand, and he saw genuine joy in her eyes, and pride. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Which gave him great joy except for one minor consideration: the barking came from underneath the ground in an alfalfa field where a thousand graceful, noisy birds called killdeer were nesting. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The incredible sadness he has carried for so long is gone, replaced by serene joy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It shone like a beacon, a lighthouse of hope and joy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After his embarrassment and his unreasoning joy he was consumed with wonder at her presence. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z And every sense and every heart is joy. New Word-Analysis 1871-01-01T00:00:00Z When word of Major Duluth’s death was radioed back to the field, Captain Black responded with a surge of joy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z He felt a leap of joy and spoke in a high, cold voice: Hold him! Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But the joy on their faces made it all worthwhile. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z They danced around amid the chaos of paper, chanting with joy, Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Next to it, his pride and joy hung framed on the wall: a signed Missy Elliott poster that he’d gotten for Christmas the previous year. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “It means the heart of George Buckman is large. It is capable of containing much joy and much sorrow.” Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z I was crying for joy with them, because I had been wrong. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether they like to pretend the fighting’s nearby or they simply don’t have any other way to express their joy, I don’t know! The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The two embraced tightly, laughing and crying at the same time, and Sifen could not help doing the same at the pure joy of their reunion. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z These creatures have no sweeter joy in life than jeering at their betters. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If my life ended today, I would tell you it was a happy life—that I drew great joy from the study, from the struggle toward which I now urge you. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z There is the tiniest flicker of hope and joy inside me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They all walked away, and even before they got to the front door, I heard a squeal of joy. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Half of me was bursting with joy at the thought of having him so close, the other half was in mortal terror. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder if he feels any joy today. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z He spied Yossarian finally with a feeling of immense joy, and then his mouth gaped open slowly in unbearable horror as he noted Yossarian’s vivid, beaten, grimy look of deep, drugged despair. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I wait for Ruby to trumpet with joy, but instead she just stares at the box in silence. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z She could hardly contain her joy as I quietly appeared beside her and slid my hand into hers. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z A laugh bursts from my mouth, half joy and half nerves, and he carries me across the room, dropping me unceremoniously on the couch. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Nurse Duckett reveled in such attention and ducked her short chestnut bangs with joy when Yossarian and the others focused upon her. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z His mother approached Gregor's room with cries of excited joy, but she fell silent at the door. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Niran was a tall man with a closely cropped black beard; his hands and face were streaked with dirt, but it could not disguise his surprise and joy at seeing Shae. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z No one can sweep, for why sweep away hope No one can splash water, for why splash away joy? Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z She opened her mouth and screamed as loud as she could, releasing the great wave of joy and exultation that was bursting inside of her, but the wind swallowed up her voice. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z In the distance, where such a short time ago he had played with such power and joy, she spotted his beloved drum, crushed and in splinters in the dirt. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “The little man gave a great whoop of joy and threw his bowl of mashed caterpillars right out of the tree-house window. ‘It’s a deal!’ he cried. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z Singing Christmas carols and getting all the words straight helped keep my attention on the joy right in front of me. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She saw them congratulating one another, high joy on the mornings the rice shoots came up. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Shouts of joy mingled with relief greeted Jess Squirrel as she dropped wearily to the grass. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, I do have moments of joy, though, like when I get to see Connor. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The haunting joy eluded her; the dream shores were dim and unreal. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z When the stick broke in two, he yelled in sheer joy and continued beating the rock with the short end of it. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I tried them all, but the sound was not the same, and the joy went out of drumming. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “And then, if you make it to bedtime, you feel the joy of cheating death out of one more day,” she said. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Some people look at pictures of animals and scenery and feel an overwhelming sense of joy. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Even now I can taste the echo of it, the emptiness it would fill, the giddy, delirious joy it promises. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Slow tears rose to her eyes; of joy, for what she had come to; of anguish, for the road that had brought her here. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The glass doors to the red and green balconies with the gold joy symbols were left wide open so that we could run out and climb the fire escapes. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He had been made for royal joys, for the fortunes of a nation. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt relief to get all that out of my system, but I had lied about it bringing me joy. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “The joys of car ownership,” my father said, sauntering away from me cheerfully. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “We must pray,” she beamed with joy although her eyes were red with crying. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Just as for every bitter herb there was sweet charoset, hope and joy persisted alongside suffering. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “If it’s the same one, I tried to memorize it. You mean that one that starts, ‘Alas that one whose darnthly joy . Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I want Miss Love to know that the line in the poem about ‘Love’s purest joys restored’ means I want her to try to find a way to be happy after I am gone. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z My real Thanksgiving at home was a special day of peace and joy. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The feeling, the announcement sent through me, was something stronger than was consistent with joy—something that smote and stunned: it was, I think almost fear. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z More cloud bubbles rose, floated around us, and burst into joy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Would it divide the hurt in two, make it lighter to bear, the way feeling someone’s joy seemed to double it? The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z What a joy to be with the winners! The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Where joy was, there strength followed; where strength was, sorrow came—forever? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z The state of not knowing where one body ends and another begins: Our joy is infinite. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I go again, out of joy and jubilation, the way they do in church. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Used colloquially, it signals something innocent: an amplification of joy. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z “We can never repay you for what you did for our Hazel, but it sure makes me happy to see the joy on your face.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z “After nine months, the woman gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. Now the parents’ joy turned to grief, for the law said that twins were evil and must be killed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z He was shouting with the joy of discovery. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like a nightmare—suddenly my joy and freedom ended. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she wrote, “Ballet Lessons” in red ink, and I was over the moon with joy. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She did her job with energy and some skill, but without care, compassion, or joy. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z There were shouts of wild joy floating up. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The trouble was that I would somehow have to cool the hot blood that would suddenly surge through my body and sting my eyes with a delirious joy. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z “Thank God!” my father said, his eyes wet with joy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z They were married, but their joy was brief. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I just thought to myself that in the palm of my hand, there was this one tape that had all of these memories and feelings and great joy and sadness. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z They now learned to their joy that Erkenbrand had left many men to hold Helm’s Gate, and more had since escaped thither. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z One side contains my exuberant cheerfulness, my flippancy, my joy in life and, above all, my ability to appreciate the lighter side of things. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z "Yes, of course I was referring to that, not the lasting joy you gave the sister you love so much you took her place in the reaping," says Peeta drily. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He uses her love name, and her heart is filled with joy. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She stared at him in astonishment, and a certain wild joy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I feel like I'm going to explode all over the room into a trillion tiny pieces of pure joy. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z With some there was great joy at the sight of Frank Churchill; others took it very composedly; but there was a very general distress and disturbance on Miss Fairfax’s disappearance being explained. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The woman looked like she might cry with joy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z There were practical reasons for his joy, too. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z She rushed into his arms and cried her joy out on his shoulders. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When my mother headed for the dining room, her eyes shining with joy, I knew she was fixing to get out her gold and white china dessert plates. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The Christian, however, looked forward to a heaven of eternal joy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Citra wondered whether they were tears of sorrow, joy, or relief. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z ‘It is a joy to us to see you return into your own. Never again shall it be said, Gandalf, that you come only with grief!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Without warning, a mixture of joy and melancholy and hope and nostalgia overwhelmed him. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Bull had promptly nicknamed him “White America,” an appellation that Brannon bristled at to the undiluted joy of his commanding officer. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Ishtar shines with the joy of battle, and she remembers what it is to be a goddess, to hold mortal fates in her hands. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z The hemlocks whispered of rest and peace; the lake spoke of sunlight lingering in its depths, the joy of otters at their games. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I nearly wept with joy when I heard the news. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Back at the shore Hannah received the writhing bundle with joy and climbed obediently into the rowboat. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “Long live the king!” they squeak, “to whom we owe all joy!” Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z I use some dried moss as kindling and when the first little flame shoots out it’s as near as I’ve come to joy since I don’t know when. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But people also turned inward to their private joys and tragedies to escape the pervasive fear and despondency. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I had not held my wife in five months or seen her smile with joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Others were heartbroken; Seabiscuit could suck the joy out of any good racehorse’s career. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Styx, by the roadside, straddling the bike, with joy stamped across his face. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z One for sorrow, two for joy, three for a girl, four for a boy, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret never to be told. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Everything in me, right down to the pores of my skin, was expressing joy. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Their future rode heavily on their shoulders, and blinded them to the collective joy that had pervaded the lives of the boys and girls in the grammar school graduating class. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the loneliness of previous years, of a reluctant life by the sea, but a loneliness borne of the inability to share her joy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z My dad was so overcome with joy and relief that he pulled the man into a bear hug. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A sort of intellectual warmth, the joy of the pedant who has found out some useless fact, shone through the dirt and scrubby hair. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I pressed forward my face, feeling wet cool, hearing the infant joy of fountains. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z And then I see him and I feel joy and relief. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Tree-ear’s joy at being forgiven was like a wisp of smoke; Min’s orders for the day blew it into nothingness. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z Lazlo was flying, but there was no joy in it, only the detached recognition that this was the version of the world he had wished for just moments ago. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “Witches!” came a cry in a bear voice, and Lyra turned in joy and relief. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Records that spin and spin, filling up my room with joy again. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Remembering this, Pax felt the urge to run again, but not for the joy of it. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z But for me, the best joy is feeling, trudging, measuring the land myself. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting, too, for the baby. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z They knew the war to be a misfortune, whereas those who were better off, and should have been able to see more clearly what the consequences would be, were beside themselves with joy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Every meal will be a thing of joy,” whispered the voice from under the old man’s hat. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z I understood the monstrousness of his plan, but nothing could lessen my joy at the prospect of obeying. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And not just her looks, but the way she walked, her mannerisms—stiff, without a hint of joy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z But though I felt it all, I felt no joy in it. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The Sorrows were behind him, half a world away, and the joys of that time as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The joy and freedom of the church Christmas doings kept my spirit up for the entire weekend. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I kept making list after list of the things that made me feel joy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z At this pronouncement, Chiaroscuro, who was still at Mig’s side, did a small, deliberate jig of joy; in the light of the one candle, his dancing shadow was large and fearsome indeed. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z Their hearts were very light as they entered into the firelight and warmth under that roof; and Yarrow ran to meet them, crying with joy. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And yet, my dear, let me whisper, I felt a thrill of joy through me when I knew that no other woman was a cause of trouble. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z There are map people whose joy is to lavish more attention on the sheets of colored paper than on the colored land rolling by. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Yet my joy about the situation seemed to upset a few people at school today. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z And weeping still they all cried out in greeting: ‘Prince, what joy this is, your safe return! Now Ithaka seems here, and we in Ithaka! But tell us now, what death befell our friends?’ The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Just to hear themselves talk and the joy of watching the distressed faces of those listening. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I almost wept: the joy of it, and the terror. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z “Uh, oh,” Bull answered, “Miss Funeral Shroud has come to spread joy.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Some small part of me wants to smile at the sight, to feel the joy of avenging my brother’s death. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Myrmidons gazed at them with awe and a flame of fierce joy blazed in Achilles’ eyes as he put them on. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to cry for joy, but a dark shape falls from the ship up above into the waves, then another then another. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z I see their fists in the air, like excitable Dauntless, but without the Dauntless joy. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A dreamy rhythm can mean love or joy. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “And wherever you happen to be going,” replied Ellidyr, “I wish you the joy of your journey. You shall find Huntsmen enough to satisfy you.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z When he touched the white and black keys on the piano, music wafted out of the instrument, and Mia’s face lit with joy. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Two days ago, he would have been jumping for joy. The Lemonade War 2007-04-23T00:00:00Z She dropped into a low bow, barely able to contain her joy. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z In fact, as he remembered it, there had always been a kind of joy in attacking a thing that could not be hurt, a kind of satisfaction to be derived by all parties involved. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z This school gave me joy in a time when everything seemed dark. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The bike had been in layaway for months, but the joy on his face had been worth the sacrifice. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It is with bittersweet joy that I watch the bejeweling of new junior scythes at the end of each conclave. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “I suppose I have an ambivalent attitude toward it” Major Sanderson sprang up with joy when he heard the words “ambivalent attitude.” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Nothing gave me more joy than walking with him to his parents' house, with his friends greeting him along the way. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z “Just a joy” she said firmly, and closed the door behind her. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Carlos’s smile ignited a joy on his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She would have walked beneath yellow-ringed pines rising to a brilliant eastern sky, and her senses would have succumbed to the joy of the morning. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z It had held out an almost unbelievable joy and had then struck out in fuiy at those whose hands were outstretched. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I just nodded, bits of joy sparking through my limbs. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They may be hungry, wounded, heartsick at the death of comrades, but they forget everything when they see him, and they break into cheers as if this hero had brought them nothing but pure joy. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z And a smile of joy illuminated the faces of Hughie and Jones. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The remembrance of her imminent departure wracks my old body with grief, but it’s quickly displaced by joy—I am now close enough to hear the music thumping from the big top. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I was bowled over by her easy joy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z This time as I embroidered, I thought only of my own joy. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z We were all quivering with fear and joy as the driver let out the clutch and the great long black automobile leaned forward and stole into motion. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The shoes were Ben’s greatest challenge and most enduring joy. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “These are tears of joy and hope that He will make His will known to me.” In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We packed our purchases on the porch and realized, together in the same instant, with joy and amazement, that Mary Ellen was no longer part of our retinue. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z He worked hard and had worries but he had a joy then that he never seemed to regain once the money started coming in. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But few are as isolated and cut off as we are from the joys of nature, which can be shared by rich and poor alike. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The long, frail wings trembled as she squeezed through, and then the joy of flight took over the creature, and it plunged into the wind. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z But it is only after the deepest darkness that the greatest joy can come; it is only after slavery and prison that the sweetest appreciation of freedom can come. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes you think you can take it because the joy is worth the despair, and sometimes you know you can’t take it and how did you ever think you could? Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z The joy even got into the Bear Flag. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I hide Andrew’s mouth was open too, but not open with joy. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z I know my family is with joy that I was born. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Selitos spoke softly, “Safe from the joy and wonder ...” “There is no joy!” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z They looked at each other and laughed for joy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The hounds were the joy of his life. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Colonel Roque Carnicero, who was his chief of staff then, gave him the telegram with a look of consternation, but he read it with unforeseen joy. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z The smile he had tasted was gone from her lips, and the joy from her eyes. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Her frantic joy at beholding me again moved me much. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He looked like an ordinary bank employee, but Alba recognized him immediately and was unable to stifle the shout of joy that rose up from within her. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z No, they were smiling, their faces bright with joy. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Despite my youthful joys and sense of safety, the trials my parents faced were unrelenting. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Dawit waved and cracked a sharp smile, his long face full of joy at seeing him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z "Business before pleasure is always a good rule, whoever you are. Some day the rule shall be business with pleasure, for the joy of labor shall have been restored. Sit down." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But in us there was nothing left—no joy, no call for joy. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He almost laughed with joy, for he now had a much greater hunger than in the morning, and he immediately dipped his head almost up to and over his eves down into the milk. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzanne had felt some pressure from her parents to pursue medicine though eventually gave up on it, finding that it messed with her joy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I do not have Isabel’s faith that welcomes everything, even Death, with joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I could have done better,” he said to himself, in bitter envy; and all the joy of the evening was darkened for him, after that. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z The sound of it—the tinkle of joy in the midst of our bleak American winter—was startling. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z They recognized it and burst out weeping for joy. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Sitting at her mother’s makeup table, she’d felt a giddy joy as she’d applied the eye shadow — blue and too heavy — the pink blusher, the powder, and finally, a coat of red lipstick. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z He hoped that, after, he could begin to dream of the fragile joy of the months before the explosion and of the family that they had made for themselves in the woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She sounded happy, and in the glare from outside, Will saw her face full of joy and life and energy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z People smiling at me and saying hello in the halls both overwhelms me with joy and makes me want to flee to the bathroom and hide. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z But my mother did not allow even the tiniest bit of what she must have felt to disturb my joy. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The smooth voice had notes of sadness and joy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z And I can see the woman I knew as a child, too, the mouth that stretched into a smile, the eyes that sparkled with joy. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z The music and the voices rose and melded and surged through the vast interior of the stadium, filling it with light and love and joy. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z This announcement was not greeted with overwhelming joy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z At first he felt an outburst of joy, thinking that Amaranta Úrsula had awakened from death to take care of the child. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z They prepared a great feast for his new wife and when she arrived they all cried with joy when they saw how beautiful she was. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The joy which Miss Darcy expressed on receiving similar information, was as sincere as her brother’s in sending it. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z There was all the joy and excitement of seeing their own homeland again, and soon their friends, their home and possessions—and above all they could not wait to see their pets. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a kind of joy and hope in the thought that one white man was willing to use his own money to call attention to the injustice we were facing. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Lent is the season of penitence, the time of grief one must undergo before the joy of Easter comes. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z By the time Ted got round to asking God to heal my brokenness and to fill me with joy, I was feeling pretty low. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z The sad ones are those who waste their energy in trying to hold it back, for they can only feel bitterness in loss and no joy in gain. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Copying the tigers, their stalking kill and their anger, had been a wild, bloodthirsty joy. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Unburdened and unhurried, caught up in the simple joy of walking in exotic country, I fell into a kind of trance—but the euphoria seldom lasted for long. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z Excited at discovering this, he cries out with joy so that his wife awakens. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Jumping to her feet, she lined up the spot where they had disappeared with a patch of brown lichens in the distance, and ran with joy along the invisible line. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The postwar joy means that Washington’s theatergoers are making merry on the streets, not inside a theater. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z There was glad noise, songs, snarls, and joy, and Corky decided he did not need to patrol the yard from the windows in the house as much as he had. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The son of Grace and Ernest Turner, the daughter of Emily and Jack Tallis, the childhood friends, the university acquaintances, in a state of expansive, tranquil joy, confronted the momentous change they had achieved. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “You are the greatest source of joy in her life. But she cannot help it. She has left behind a part of herself in India.” From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Isabel tells me that when they learned his name, the nuns wept with surprise and joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “What joy! Maybe we can play today, Declaration!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As my dad had explained to me, no true joy was ever found in a “thing.” Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Her bonnet wasn’t big enough to hide her face, and she feared he might think the joy it betrayed unmaidenly. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z It is an added joy to Mina and to me that our boy’s birthday is the same day as that on which Quincey Morris died. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z Her cousin’s distress produced in her a state of restlessness, an agitation that was close to joy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He squawked and screeched with joy and sighed loudly like Father. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I put away my winter coat and overshoes and walked around, nearly light-headed with joy, in my shirtsleeves. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I feel a joy so strong it’s almost painful—a knife’s edge of joy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z It was caught on a bounce and thrown to Sidney Goldberg, but by that time Danny Saunders was standing solidly on my base and the yeshiva team was screaming with joy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Screams and squeals of joy erupt from one row of seats, which must be her family. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, the music brought joy even as the notes evaporated, and playing a rag exhilarated everyone to the point of jumping around the parlor. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z But was it okay to feel joy over another creature’s death? The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z Lanterns bobbed about in the darkness like fireflies as the great Joseph Bell tolled out a message of joy and hope to Mossflower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Dell didn't have any photos of his cat, which also struck me as strange because from everything that I'd read, photographing a pet seemed to be where most animal owners found their greatest joy. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z On the tube are gold circles crossed with seven red lines each—“joy” ideographs in abstract. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of the joys of peace, of being married himself one day as Merlyn had prophesied, and of having a home. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z She experienced an enormous sense of relief and joy, now that Matt had returned and was safe. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Will and George were gamblers and often tried to entice their brother into the joys and sorrows of venture. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z I brought him up to be my pride and joy... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z For joy, apparently, it was all Franny could do to hold the phone, even with both hands. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The great wolf howled to the moon, a howl of triumph and joy. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z I was pretty sure that most people would have been whooping with joy over a find such as ours, but we were not. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z We don’t believe any of this underwear actually exists, but thinking about it is a nasty joy. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Oliver’s voice was weak, but unmistakable, and to hear him after all those years filled me with great joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Without her there is no joy nor loveliness anywhere. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She grinned, but there was no joy behind it. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “May his Three Thousand Years be full of joy,” Rekh said gravely. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z I think today if we forbade our illiterate children to touch the wonderful things of our literature, perhaps they might steal them and find secret joy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was so full of joy, though, that the whistling was, well, it was amazing. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Confronting their joy, once I have settled my wits, I am sure I shall feel joy in sympathy; Bono would do so for me. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z She says, “Science is literally the joy of my life. I am literally embracing it right now.” The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She wore the guise of Mentor, and Odysseus appealed to her in joy: “O Mentor, join me in this fight! Remember how all my life I’ve been devoted to you, friend of my youth!” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But his voice didn’t break, and there was a kind of joy in it too. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z It was the whistling of someone so full of joy, he was almost a madman. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He remembered how Bigwig had chased Hawkbit through the long grass, forgetting the quarrel of the previous night in the joy of their arrival. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They fired their guns in the air in their joy at having found water, and they shouted “Allah akbar!” which means “God is great!” Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment each woman guest arrived in the yard, and before she reached the door, she ululated, making a loud trilling sound, to announce that she shared our joy. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z While at a loss to explain some things, I take great joy in explaining others. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The hall was dark and briny, the couples smeared with soot and joy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Jonas felt the joy of it as soon as the memory began. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z She punched some buttons on it and let out a yelp of joy. Crash 1996-03-19T00:00:00Z “You look glad all over, Baron. I hope all that frisking means joy,” I said. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z She shakes with such despair and joy, and her tears soak, nice and warm, through to my arm. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Not even the joy of having her sons back could break this rule of respect for the elders. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a joy to sit around that wonderful fountain and to snack petit fours and sip espresso coffee. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z What would your psychiatrist say if I told him that I shouted for joy when I read that this had happened? The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I watch the different emotions flash across her face— disbelief, joy, confusion—before she takes a step forward. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I wonder if my ma was excited to land here, if her head was full of peace and good hope and joy everlasting. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z "He hated rest. The gods give him love and laughter, and the joy of righteous battle." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Their laughter intertwined but when they looked at each other, they could see the tears forming were not from joy. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z I had walked a block south when an enormous roar erupted from the prison-hundreds of throats cheering, hooting, hollering; hundreds of hands clapping and feet stomping with joy. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I keep this giant ball of joy inside me so no one takes it away. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I can still remember the relief in his eyes, the tremor of joy in his words. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z One minute we’re all going nuts with pure joy at hitting six million, and then we all get quiet as we remember what that number represents. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z One can lose oneself in the joy of battle, in fighting for a glorious cause, but there are not a great many glorious causes for which to fight these days.” The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z With my red scarf, the emblem of the Young Pioneers, tied around my neck, and my heart bursting with joy, I achieved and grew every day until that fateful year, 1966. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Their brains were filled with quiet joy from implants in their skulls. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z His face glowed with joy, as though he’d discovered a wonderful truth he couldn’t wait to share with everyone. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no joy in the running this time, but there was relief that his body served him. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z There’s so much awe and innocence and joy—over a yearbook. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I was ready—the joy of working there was now gone, and I sensed that God had something else in store for me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Stories of resistance and triumph and joy from our little corner of the world. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z Her joys, her plot, that block of sugar maple she perched on like a vulture. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Poor Tom did not know and could not learn that dissembling successfully is one of the creative joys of a businessman. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The joy of seeing Will standing there in his shorts and T-shirt. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But Strider was now leaning forward, stooped to the ground, with a hand to his ear, and a look of joy on his face. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z ‘Whether they fled at first in fear, or not, our horses met Shadowfax, their chieftain, and greeted him with joy. Did you know that he was at hand, Gandalf?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z I hope he felt the joy and love y’all done give us this pass year.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “Yes, sir,” I say solemnly, but my heart is swelling with joy. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The joy he feels when he is sitting across from a loved one quickly dissipates at the end of the visit as he walks back through the gate to his cell. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He smiles at the sight of me, although there's little joy in it. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The Earthworm stood up on his tail and did a sort of wriggle of joy all by himself. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z He turned and limped away, leaving Ranofer staring after him in a ferment of joy. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Because, as corny as it may be: I want to be a wobbly people pole that tries to bring joy into the world, not one that takes joy from it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There is more food and more joy to be had in one night here than in a whole year in James Town. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I danced for joy, hopeful Gillam Park would be that place. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She released a yell of pure joy, felt the summer wind kiss her face and play with her hair. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Most of his joy was gone in the bright, cool noonday sun. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z I had to hold back from shouting in pure joy and relief. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z “Horatio, my heart leaps with joy that you have come. I have not realized until now how deeply I need you.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Today, my return to Soweto fills my heart with joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Once it had been a joy to follow those roads through the evergreen forests, roads lined with bayberry and sweet fern, alder and huckleberry. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It was long before the three could speak to each other; their joy was too great to be expressed except by tears and embraces. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Good news! Gurgi also sees mightiest of princes riding! Yes, yes, with great gallopings on white horse with black sword, what joy!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z That made the stove even more of a joy than it had been, because as I got the fire going I realized that I could have a real birthday cake, layers and all. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z He expressed a great deal of joy in that sentence, and the other players agree with him. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z There was too much smoke to see anything at all, just Longstreet’s back, black, unmoving, and Pickett turning back through the smoke with joy in his face, and then the Union artillery opened up. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even in his joy at the news Odysseus kept his caution. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z As the train started to move, Hanako let herself feel a moment of joy: They were free! A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z As she pressed against her father all was forgotten except joy. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z They loved and sympathised with one another; and their joys, depending on each other, were not interrupted by the casualties that took place around them. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z With a cry of joy the young mouse started running forward, only to be restrained by the phantom figure of the first apparition. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z You could just see the Daniels swelling up with joy at this new information. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z Then I hear a rising cadence of joy that makes the benches, walls, and windows seem to tremble. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And then wonder took him, and a great joy; and he cast his sword up in the sunlight and sang as he caught it. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z A brother from Ningbo who makes his sister cry with joy when he returns nine thousand dollars plus interest. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman was bestowed many honors and accolades throughout her life, but her daughter brought her greater joy than any of them. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z This shook Robert out of his funk and elicited yelps of frightened but ecstatic joy from Michael, who clung to Mom’s legs and watched the water pour by his nose in a wet torrent. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z "Business before pleasure is always a good rule, whoever you are. Some day the rule shall be business with pleasure, for the joy of labor shall have been restored. Sit down." Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Our relationships with one another and the joy of our camaraderie have not changed. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z After about thirty minutes of pure joy, romping in the grass and chasing butterflies, he heard Abby whistle for him. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z And his appointment of Andrew Young as U.N. ambassador brought tremendous joy and hope to blacks and infuriated and frightened the government and its supporters. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Either his joy at the success of his voyage put every other thought out of his head, or his grief for Ariadne. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Then he took another....and another....and oh, the joy of being able to cram large pieces of something sweet and solid into one’s mouth! Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 1964-09-12T00:00:00Z About them were gathered the Rohirrim, the Riders of the Mark: wonder overcame their joy in victory, and their eyes were turned towards the wood. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "You look tired, weary. There is no joy in your face anymore." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z “Do not despair, Ophelia. God’s ways are a mystery,” she says, “and our sufferings often blind us to joy.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The descent was steep and rocky, but Dany rode fear-lessly, and the joy and the danger of it were a song in her heart. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I thought he was crying with joy at still being alive. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I smiled back, but there was no joy in it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z Something between a shriek and a cry of joy. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There was a joy about the tune that changed the meaning of its sad lyrics. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Breakdancing involved extremely taxing physical work, but it was work that filled me with joy and purpose. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z ‘If I could have set a spear in rest, riding before my men upon the field, maybe I could have felt again the joy of battle, and so ended. But I serve little purpose here.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z There is still a hope, a chance, that Kalinda might someday return my feelings, and I’ll have the unending joy of being able to love her, and being able to have my mother. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z No, that’s not it, it’s not about my joy, the relief of my burden. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m happy about you,” the chaplain replied with excited candor and joy. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Screaming with joy, Ben jumped up and was immediately flooded by his family, who hugged, slapped, pummeled, and kissed him. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The second bite is bigger and brings joy to each cell in my body. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z It takes the joys out of life, knowing everything has to suck. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In his joy he took the risk of letting one edge of the blanket drop and glanced at his hands. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z It is a story filled with joy and pride that he is about to tell. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I am not proud to say it gives me a perverse kind of joy to see Jackson take a few licks. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And then Beregond, perceiving the mercy and justice of the King, was glad, and kneeling kissed his hand, and departed in joy and content. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I dropped to my knees and disappeared into a burst of light, of life, of joy, a single breath, a lone heartbeat, one pure and fearless note. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in “sadness,” “joy,” or “regret.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He took him into business and tried to inoculate him with the joys of buying and selling, of outwitting other men, of judging them for a bluff, of living by maneuver. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It is probably true that all mountains are beautiful; there is something about them, the quality of bigness, of an ethereal joy to their size and scenic quality. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Riches seem to come to the poor in spirit, the poor in interest and joy. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Fadi read that Clive’s trademark photography style was “capturing the essence of human diversity, cultures, struggles, and joy.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z That night my mother cried tears of joy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z However, Lucinda wouldn’t have known, and I was denied the joy of obeying. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z And for somebody to be with joy that I was born. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “Dancing transformed her. She moved her shoulders somewhat coquettishly and her eyes and entire face were laughing and exuded joy.” A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When the second girl saw that her sister had come back, she cried out in joy and kissed her. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I felt such joy I could have died right at that moment and it wouldn’t have mattered. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a rare moment of total joy. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Art was a joy but also a business that involved the entire household. The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They burned the fields, the chicken coops, the bicycles, and even the cradles of newborn babies, in a noontime witches’ Sabbath that nearly made Trueba die of joy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z That pretty much took the joy out of prancing around in thunderstorms. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As she watched them drive away, Dede felt strangely mingled surges of dread and joy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the umpire scream “Out!” and Sidney Goldberg ran over to help me to my feet, a look of disbelief and ecstatic joy on his face. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z But there would not be much joy in returning from a space voyage a few years older to find that everyone you had left behind was dead and gone thousands of years ago. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Many of our number still speak with joy of our victory in the swamps securing the avenues to this town. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Now her steps are smoother—more elegant, maybe, but lacking the childish joy I associate with her. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The joy Bran had felt at the ride was gone, melted away like the snowflakes on his face. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The warden said this with no joy, as if he were intoning a death sentence. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z These are fleeting moments of private disquiet, only dispelled by abandoning herself to the joy and excitement of those around her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z We have seen nothing like it for years, nothing like it for happiness, beauty and joy. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And they went down and crossed the bridge and came to the doors, and all the house was filled with light and song for joy at Elrond’s homecoming. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Today, living in America, I sing my new song of joy and hope. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just think of all the joy we can bring into his life.” The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘I remember that he said: “May you have joy of the sight! The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z There was no joy in them, no love. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Even so, the ability to create music filled him with a joy too large to contain. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she conjured a warm landbreeze to blowing— joy for Odysseus when he shook out sail! The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “No sir,” I said, barely able to conceal my joy. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He had wanted revenge but felt little joy from this act. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, my parents celebrated my arrival with joy. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z And then he said, “People experience both joy and suffering in their lives. Now you have had all the suffering at once, and the rest of your life will be filled with only joy.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Amaya had pistols in each hand, both raised above her heads as she shouted with joy. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z X bridged his hand over his eyes—the light over the bed seemed to be blinding him—and said that Loretta’s insight into things was always a joy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z Kilrain, a white-haired man with the build of an ape, looked up at him with fatherly joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt as if she would burst clear out of her skin with joy, so she began to sing. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z It felt like everything was rising up in me, like I was drowning in this weirdly painful joy, but I couldn’t say it back. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z I had my will in marrying Hamlet, but it brought me only brief joys and long sorrows. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “You understand that it is wrong to take joy in pagan rituals, because it breaks the first commandment. Pagan rituals are misinformed superstition, and they are the gateway to Hell. Do you understand that, then?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z And her joy would become a restless thing, flapping its wings inside her, as though looking for an opening to fly away. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I attempt to keep the joy behind my face, not on it. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There’s no such thing as plain joy or grief. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z And yet when Werner remembers hearing that voice, when he remembers that song flooding his head, he trembles with joy. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z How can he not share his newfound joy with his fellow man? The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Light and air rushed through her, making a song, like the songs of Ember, only it was a song of joy. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Eberechi visited often, and her smile, a brush of her hand, or her pinching his neck became exquisite joys. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It fell upon his ears like the echo of all the joys he had ever known. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Neither awake nor asleep, my chest filled with an excitement like joy, I tried to think whether or not I was afraid of the strangers, and the thought made no sense. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Even the rustling leaves and swinging chimes voiced their joy for such a beautiful summer day. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z ‘Of all joys this is the least expected!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z She thought he was missing the greatest joy on earth by being committed to a life of celibacy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z John Wilkes Booth saw all of this—the grand illumination, the crowds delirious with joy, the insults to the fallen Confederacy and her leaders. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with the pleasure of playing baseball there was the joy of identifying with the ballplayers. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Life holds no more joy for him if he has to forgo this affair. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In the bedroom it was going to be a joy to see Bailey receive his cookies. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Try it, honey. Let’s hear the sound of the baby pianny,” said Hannah, who always took a share in the family joys and sorrows. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I whoop in joy, sweep her up in my arms, and hug her. On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a joy to have new thoughts. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z A kind of joy lighted Samuel’s eyes at the rudeness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z What comes across in their work time and again is a relishing of the joys of chords for their own sake, the delicious transition from one to another and the effect it might have. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The trip back home had been a happy one, and the other children were wide-eyed with joy to see Timothy alive. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z The sun seemed to warm her heart and joy bubbled inside of her. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He had not yet let go of Ged’s shoulder, and he said now, in the True Speech, “In trouble and from darkness you come, Ged, yet your coming is joy to me.” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z He thought of this at first with joy and then with a pang of fear. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Winnie had come up and I hugged her in joy, though I knew that while I might be free for this moment, I would not be able to savor that freedom. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z The joy of sudden freedom after being kept for so long in that dank hole. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He chewed with interest but not the joy Hanako was expecting. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z The crowd screamed with joy and waved their arms and threw objects into the air. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z She was so happy in the new school that she was anxious to pay in some way for this joy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “For the joy of it,” said Sweeney, sober now, or at least, no longer visibly drunk. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z As Bear loomed large before her, a grand grin spread upon her face, revealing not just joy, but a complete lack of teeth. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z The funeral banquet was a peal of joy after the thunderous beauty of the funeral. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z If he didn’t look so weak and sick, I would have jumped up and down for joy. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Inward light, understanding and joy, similarly, function as if they were testimony: to Parsons, it is as if they speak to the truth of our beliefs. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She did not even try to evoke the woods where she had shared the joy of love. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z He nearly cried aloud with joy, but subdued the cry into a cough. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z They did not measure their joy in goods sold, their egos in bank balances, nor their loves in what they cost. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Worry and joy mingled there like two colors running into each other. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z In a lifting voice she asked, “Why are you so sad, little girl? We are all joy here.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z My brain scrambled for a hip-wiggling rhythm to force my heartbeat racing into joy. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z There had been sorrow and loss, relief, reverence, and pure joy. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Imani croons, trying to hug the dog, who runs in circles and yelps with joy. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The sheer volume of people is nerve-racking, but the joy in being able to leave his flat whenever he chooses outweighs his fear of accidentally bumping into passersby as he attempts to traverse the streets. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When we arrived, a young servant woman ran out and greeted my mother with cries of joy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then I wouldn't let them send me home,” Major Danby vowed emphatically with vigorous joy and enthusiasm. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z Every bomb that hit filled us with joy, gave us renewed confidence. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He kind of laughed there, a laugh with no joy in it. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He that blows it at need shall set fear in the hearts of his enemies and joy in the hearts of his friends, and they shall hear him and come to him.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The last letter I received from him drew from my eyes human tears, and yet filled my heart with divine joy: he anticipated his sure reward, his incorruptible crown. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I marvel how the scrap of bread on her tongue fills Therese with a visible joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Ms. Holback had arranged a little farewell party and gave me a card saying, It has been a joy to have you in my class. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I obeyed: joy made me agile: I sprang up before him. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The Horned King paused, a growl of savage joy rose in his throat, and he took a firmer grasp on his weapon. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He saw joy in those faces, and holy excitement, and belief—and they all looked up to him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z Where there is the Infinite there is joy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z There was a quiet rising joy in Lee. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.’” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He was tired, but the joy and the fever would not let him rest. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “Their joy will be a true gift to God and His gift to you.” The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z As long as some creature experienced joy, then the condition for all other creatures included a fragment of joy. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z The first year of their marriage was marked by uncommon prosperity and joy, but it was also their last. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Because instead of returning to the palace, the king continued going to each village so he could become the leader he wished to be, heartened by the joy brought by the fish. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The greenwitches derided the philosophers as joyless old men afraid of magic, and the philosophers, not surprisingly, protested that they found much joy in the real world. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Remembering the extreme joy I’d felt at that moment made the ache within me now seem ten thousand times worse. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z I left the hospital and went to work that evening feeling full of both joy and sorrow. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z “I am so glad that heat wave is over I could jump for joy,” she say. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He drank too much of Aegir’s ale, drank himself beyond joy and laughter and trickery and into a brooding darkness. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z Ma was still crying with happiness, the goats bleated, chickens crowed and clucked, and neighbors began gathering to share the joy. Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z Those delicious, fried, cheesy, meaty pockets of joy. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z We were applauded and given more soft drinks and more shrimp, but it was to be years later before I found the joy and freedom of dancing well. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z To the defenders’ joy, their attackers began dying off. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Deborah giggled because she had made the right greeting, and I who was to be my mother’s hope and joy stood voiceless. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Theseus took her aboard with him from Krete for the terraced land of ancient Athens; but he had no joy of her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Because I can see,” replied Dandelion, with a kind of excited joy. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I joined the others in a stampede of joy. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I passed several houses filled with Christmas carols: “joy to the World” and “I Saw Three Ships” and “The First Noel.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z But it was a joy I had far too little of. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z His knickers ballooned and his shrieks of frightened joy startled the birds and the fat grasshoppers. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And he answered: ‘I have wished thee joy ever since first I saw thee. It heals my heart to see thee now in bliss.’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I’m erupting with joy, but I keep staring at the magazine as though I’m mad at it. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The only pinpricks of joy in the vast, empty desert of my existence are the few remaining days of editing the movie I have made. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Volpe’s challenge with some of his actors is to get them to project, to come out of themselves and show anger, sadness, joy, bewilderment, dismay—whatever the scene and part demand. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Ralph, whose weekend had been so long and so lonely, felt such a surge of joy and relief at the sound of school buses that he skittered back to Room 5 in a forgiving mood. Ralph S. Mouse 1992-08-01T00:00:00Z She felt joy that they had welcomed her, and sadness that they were leaving; but then she felt surprise as well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I have been frightened half out of my foolish wits, but I have somehow earned this joy; I have been waiting for it for so long. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z "Then let me make it a gift. I will set it free in the lake, and it can continue to bring joy to the hearts of all the villagers." When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z If the day and the night are such that you greet them with joy, and life emits a fragrance like flowers and sweet-scented herbs, is more elastic, more starry, more immortal,—that is your success. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Her face, I'm afraid, was neither a thing of beauty nor a joy for ever. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z They had a year bf joy, twelve months of the strange heaven which the salmon know on beds of river shingle, under the gin-clear water. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z By that age on the Randall plantation all the joy was ground out. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “Why, it was no time before he was toddling around, and talking, and doing little errands. So kind and polite. A perfect joy. And you say he has a beard?” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z King read it and later wrote, “My heart began to throb with inexpressible joy.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z As if she reads my thoughts, Mother Ermentrude continues her lesson, saying, “Our wills, however, are corrupt and often lead us astray. But a will that is holy is a joy to submit to.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z "It evolves into something else, Sikander. The emptiness in your heart is gradually filled with the joy of having known him." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z He showed me things I had never seen, cruelties and horrors all committed in the name of the Authority, all designed to destroy the joys and the truthfulness of life. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z “So, on this day,” Mrs. Grayson continued, “young Zalika, who had never known even one day of joy in her life, decided she would not be beaten again.” Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Till morning dawned I was tossed on a buoyant but unquiet sea, where billows of trouble rolled under surges of joy. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I love the grandmother who raised me. I love the mother I lost. My love is boundless. My heart is infinite. And my joy expands and expands. You’ll see.” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z That I could not make her eat fills me with sadness, even as I joy to watch my baby grow fat from my milk. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My heart filled with joy at Baptist College because everybody I met was very sweet. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z There’s a pure kind of joy in the certainty of belief. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z And even without Daisy and Hamilton and Karl Marx and William and Portia he could sit by the stove alone and take joy from this knowledge. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She tootled up and down the shoreline, kicking at the waves and exhausting herself with joy. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I thought about how I would sit here, bouncing my own bundle of joy on my lap. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z But I was filled with joy and triumph, and the fires to me were the flames of Troy still burning as Odysseus pushed off for Ithaca. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “Look, Silas, it’s snowing!” he said, joy filling his chest and his head, leaving no room for anything else. The Graveyard Book 2008-09-30T00:00:00Z The realization filled me with a mixture of joy and fear. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z I felt a sense of pure joy wash over me. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z The wild and the dogs and the stunning joy of dancing through the wilderness with them hung over me—no, danced out ahead of me—every single waking minute of every single waking day. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Often these were cash-strapped independent merchants and laborers, and I was always surprised by the joy she took in saving a few dollars at their expense. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Was this “getting to know someone”? How little she’d understood the joy of it! Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z We were wild with joy, shouting so loudly that the Secret Service rapped on our door to make sure something wasn’t wrong. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The joy of reunion, for both, was immense. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z At home we listened to aguinaldos, songs about the birth of Jesus and the joys of spending Christmas surrounded by family and friends. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z After all, if it was something that they thought brought Ophie joy, then they wanted to have it as well. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z None of them heard it, she thought with joy; nobody heard it but me. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z O Ali, Lion of God, King of Men, Bring joy to our sorrowful hearts. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But I fear her joy will be very short-lived. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The worship of Dionysus was centered in these two ideas so far apart—of freedom and ecstatic joy and of savage brutality. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z That joy is something that lives outside of circumstance. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z She is standing there looking at me with joy all over her face. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She had seen enough times in the faces of those in their final moments, a sudden look of surprise—and a wild, mad joy. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z I let the scents of my food fill me up with nothing but joy, because this moment is like a hug from God. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z The few overworked doctors of the country did not often get to the ranches for a birth unless the joy turned nightmare and went on for several days. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z It was joy to Wang Lung to find that his uncle was no longer in the village and where he was none knew certainly. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z To their knowledge, the Beiderman had never experienced the joy of breakfast in bed, and they were certain that Oliver’s excellent idea would win him over. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “But give me this joy,” she said: “to see my sisters.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Seeing the faces of my people, I experienced a rush of sudden joy. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She became visible at once and stepped forward smiling happily, because Yambe-Akka was merry and lighthearted and her visits were gifts of joy. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Companionship and joy came unexpectedly, mostly in small, exploding moments when I was apart from my husband and children. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The man’s face lightened with joy and wonder. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z In the hall he gripped his elbows and let his joy run through him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But mostly it was a joy—I had wanted to run up and kiss Sergeant Holmes when he assigned it to me. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when she was all done whispering and being cute as hell, she'd sing some dopey song, half in English and half in French, and drive all the phonies in the place mad with joy. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z Never once did I hear a classmate or teacher make an exclamation of religious joy. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z But their expressions had fallen in slow motion from joy to confusion to dismay. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She was losing the joy she had once felt when the bright-colored threads took shape in her hands, when the patterns came to her and were her own. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Suzanne’s sudden death had awakened me to the idea that I wanted more joy and meaning in my life. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z "Your music. I watch your face when you play. There's something there. It's not happiness, exactly. It's...joy. Pain too. But joy." What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z So overweening, now they have killed my peaceful kine, my joy at morning when I climbed the sky of stars, and evening, when I bore westward from heaven. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z We shared the joy of being in this room, in the home of an artist, a person whose life was gracious and carefree, whose furnishings and decorations were as impractical as ours were utilitarian. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The gentle manners and beauty of the cottagers greatly endeared them to me; when they were unhappy, I felt depressed; when they rejoiced, I sympathised in their joys. Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z I casually swing around the corner to see Stella leaning against the door to the cafeteria, a look of pure joy filling her face when she sees me. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z It may have been the Maying, or the compliment which the cockney Knight had paid her, or some premonition such as comes to women before their joy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Dimple hung her head, relief and love and joy overpowering her. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z I figured if she could find joy during those terrible times, I could give her one good thing. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Only when it had completed its first full turn did Gronau feel the test had been successful, at which point he said, “I could have yelled out loud for joy.” The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z His expression, which had been so hangdog a moment ago, now glowed with joy. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Between wonder, joy, and fear they stood and found no words to say. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Having so many choices made me feel giddy with joy. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z "YesI Thank you," I whisper, because though I don't feel like shouting with joy anymore, I am grateful. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I had, if anything, a vague feeling all the time of liberation, of having got beyond something, of joy; also of being terribly sleepy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Why are you here?” shoots out of my mouth with enough potency to punch the joy right out of her smile, but there’s no use doubling back to stuff the anger like I normally would. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Everybody I’d met or seen at Fullbrook had had an air of knowing confidence, or if not that, then a loud, bright, electric joy, that made me want to pull back and get some space. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z I glance at Izzi, at the wonder and joy on her face, and sigh, pushing away the dark thoughts for her sake. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Baachan’s back was straight, and her face...it was filled with joy. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z She felt it rise and rise until the joy of it overtook the quiet of the tree. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Their joy was evident in the way they nodded and grinned while they resumed shoving cake into their mouths with reckless abandon. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Petra Cotes watched him arrive without surprise, joy, or resentment, and she only allowed herself an ironic smile. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “I would like to tell of my life,” it runs at one point, “and of the experiences that make myriad my joys and sorrows upon this planet we call Earth.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I remembered then the way they’d slipped from the cracks in my walls and flown for the sheer joy of it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I am all astonishment. How long has she been such a favourite?—and pray when am I to wish you joy?” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z It was sowing season, a time of great joy and solemn sacrifice and prayer. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Out of joy strength came, strength that was fashioned to bear sorrow: sorrow brought forth joy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z He stood quite still, holding the miraculous paper in his nerveless fingers while inside him a kind of quiet eruption sent joy and grief thundering in equal measure through his veins. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z And here was my family sharing in my joy. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “He has no love nor joy nor lordship since he came here and got that answer which was no answer. He will die of it.” The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z She said that joy and confidence came from totally trusting in God and trusting in yourself to have the skills you needed at hand. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We spun out the somber passages, our violins singing one to the other as my mother played upon the harpsichord, and perhaps this is as much of her sadness and joy as I shall know. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Miyax watched them trot off to learn about the scent of caribou and the joy of chasing foxes. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They could feel the joy and pride singing from their hearts. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The new joy of speed, the urgency of coming night, the hope of reunion with his boy—these things transformed him into something that shot like liquid fire between the trees. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z My heart leaps with joy when I realize what they are. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Every so often he would have to stop eating and chirp for joy. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Some exuberant revelers piled the paper into heaps and set them on fire, the bonfires further enhancing the primal joy of the outcry. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z For hundreds of years they helped men, as Cicero said, “to live with joy and to die with hope.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z With an American pencil, she wrote a word, a felicitous word such as “longevity” or “double joy,” which is symmetrical. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I pulled my mask off and screamed in absolute joy and relief. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Now a look of pure, unholy joy appeared in the black-currant eyes, and he tensed his stocky, close-knit body, timing his spring with a mastery born of long practice. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask Janae as she’s laid out on the bed as if someone has stolen all her joy, all her sweetness, and turned her into a stagnant pool of salty water. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z There was a price to be paid for such joys, though; the deck was hard, and he woke stiff and sore, his legs cramped and aching. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z But after four long years, and more than 600,000 dead from both sides, the people of the North can be forgiven the joy and excitement that now floats through the air. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The study door flew open, the little red wrapper appeared on the threshold, joy put strength into the feeble limbs, and Beth ran straight into her father’s arms. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z All I then wanted was to write as those black people danced, with control, power, joy, warmth. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z She seemed to have wakened from a protracted stupor and discovered the joy of being alive. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And by the ever-loving God who sits above, my heart was full of more joy than I had ever felt before. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z At Permian the priority was football, which beyond the powerful memories and the wonderful joy it created year after year for the town of Odessa, rarely led to scholarships or careers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment he came through our door was one of overwhelming relief and joy. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z Joseph felt a strange combination of joy and terror, but he didn’t say a word. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He spoke with love, and with a somber joy. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z I eat the rest of the chicken with joy and sadness as I remember how Ma was beaten for trying to get some for Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the midst of the excitement of the family the scandalization of Úrsula, the joy of the people cramming the street to watch that apotheosis of squandering. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z In less than an hour, joy was followed by disappointment. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z This is not, for us, an occasion for joy like a snow day for the grade-school crowd, because Ted blames us for his customers’ fecklessness. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The best thing Grandpa did for her when they got married was buy her an electric washing machine, but whatever joy it had once given her was long gone. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z As incredible as my Olympic journey had been, my greatest gift had been the chance to bring joy to those who love me most—my family. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Granny rushed to me and hugged me violently, weeping tears of joy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Uncle Bob’s turkey tastes like cardboard and his lemon pound cake looks like Jell-O, but Hospital Santa has everyone singing and all this joy is spoiling my mood. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z I’d felt so many things since our journey began—joy, fear, hope, horror—but until now, I’d never once felt alone. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z I was so ecstatic that now I was crying from the pure joy of finally catching the bar! Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “These are tears of joy, my child,” she said. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The difference is that the joys and raptures away from the board weren’t really there for Bobby. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Longstreet sat with his back against a tree and out in the open there was a party, sounds of joy: George Pickett was telling a story. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Based on the cheering that echoed through the gym and the way the team lifted me up in joy, I figured I’d made the basket. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z She laughed with no joy, like a cough racked with sickness. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z It was not with joy that I thought this, but wonderment that I could know it. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z An apple, sweet and rotten at the same time, honeyed juice running over my tongue, tasting of sunlight and pure heady, stupid joy. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As matters turned out, Pegasus was not only a joy, but a help in time of need as well, for hard trials lay before Bellerophon. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s joy on his face, joy that makes it glow. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe she was saying that a true crafter made do, and part of the joy of crafting was creating without step-by-step directions and a kit. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It smelled like the freshness of spring and all the joy that it could bring. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Vince, I thought to myself as my heart leaped with joy. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It takes the joy out of making my resolves, but here they are. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I was there to witness Mama Marie- France cry for joy for the first time. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The neatness, the charm, the joy he awakened in her made him want to nest with her. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The sledge pulled like a feather, and we laughed with joy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z “Delirious with joy,” by the New York Times account, they screamed for Schmeling to end it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z People sang and danced and called out, and their joy was infectious. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Agnes arrived immediately, nearly falling over herself with joy that Gilly had not only invited her over but was actually asking for her help in carrying out a secret and obviously illegal plot. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z And so I hegan reading — without joy — my tongue sunken in my mouth. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So you can see why, on the day of the Annual Ballard Paper Mill Harvest-Time Employee Picnic, I wasn’t overcome with happiness and joy. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z And yet . . . he felt a moment of huge joy. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I had not been able to do that for twenty-seven years and it gave me a surge of strength and joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But one of you will be looking around with joy and anticipation, wondering what you can do to prepare your kids for the new world. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Tears of joy,” I lied, and my parents seemed to believe me. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z They sang with all the strength that was in them, and clapped their hands for joy. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z This at least is one joy that must have been known by almost every living creature. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The worst part is the joy blooming inside me from the fruit, blotting out the terror. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The wind softly caressed the newborn greenery with a nurturing breeze and skimmed the Jade River, the water now as clear as tears of joy. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z It was said that Rhaegar had named that place the tower of joy, but for Ned it was a bitter memory. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He could see that she was beside herself with joy over finding a legitimate cause, a bona fide case history, a new movement. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Do we lose our faculties as we get older, so that we can’t feel our pains and joys?” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For three or four minutes I had a name, and the duties and joys and frustrations a man carries with him like a comet’s tail. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “My son, my Daniel, has also become a man. It is a great joy for a father to see his son suddenly a man.” The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The joy made him feel like a drunken man. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They seemed to laugh at him, and he laughed back, his heart bursting with joy. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She was full of anger and relief and ... joy. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z And the joy and obsession he’s had with his computer. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z She did not speak of the joys of having a new baby; she talked about a heaviness around her, about things being out of balance, not in harmony with one another. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z And I found with joy that the fact of Fargo had in no way disturbed my mind’s picture of it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z What joy each time Mrs. Jones says to him, “Professor Ganguli, your wife is on the phone.” The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Bragg was in for a moment, but neither of us wanted the perverse joy of informing him that the English labs were again about to be humiliated by the Americans. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z When El-ahrairah spoke, he put his head on the ground between his front paws and whined for joy. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z All the joy he had seen that morning had suddenly disappeared. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They both wear their matching cinnamon-brown manes in perfect, shiny ponytails that would make my mom weep with joy. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z His joy dribbled away, turned into a deep mourning for the twenty people who’d lost their lives. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I was beside myself with joy when I could report to Mr. Muhammad a new temple address. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Intercede for him so that he may gain the joys of heaven. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z This grieved me because few men had inspired me as Daliwonga had, and nothing would have given me greater joy than to fight beside him. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Tears of overwhelming exhaustion and fear mixed with the joy of seeing her parents. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z I had walked past her church before and heard music spilling from the falling-down clapboard building; the spirited singing and proclamations of joy emerging from it beat the other churches all hollow, to my mind. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I would frame this sweater and put it on the wall, I thought with joy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy handed her the whole bag of jerky and she squeaked with joy. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Tiny runs up to us and puts a paw on each of our shoulders and lets forth a yawp of joy. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z Such a day is not distasteful; for I find that I am no longer merely an observer, sat upon a dark deck; but I am engaged in the struggle, and this itself brings joy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z I dropped back to the soles of my feet, and I twirled around, full of joy, despite the wind that stung my face and blew into my open mouth. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Now he might be cleared, and that gave him joy. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “I promise,” I say, and I mean it, and I can hardly see for joy, because I realize that he’s not just worried about me, he’s jealous. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in Ohio, where I’d been treated like a homework assignment somebody was always having to do, eating was never a joy of any kind. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z After a year of it the joy was all drained out of Dessie and the laughter had ceased. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She felt as she had all the years before: a quivering inside, as though a string under her ribs had been plucked, and a rush of joy and sadness mixed together. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They were thrilled with having made their way to a new country and cried tears of joy as they passed the Statue of Liberty. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There was no longer high joy for them in the act of love. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z But Paris is alive with hope and beauty, joy and optimism. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Then he took off with ponderous flight and circled and lowered, circled and lowered until the others danced in joy and hunger at his approach. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z I remember wanting to cry out with joy, to shout. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no greater joy for a mother than to know her only child is doing well. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z We felt the joy of a mission accomplished and the heartache of a lost comrade. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z I stand here before you filled with deep pride and joy — pride in the ordinary, humble people of this country. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was the greedy joy in the tangy taste of wild hickory nuts. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I love drawing characters, but today it’s like the joy is running a few yards ahead of my thoughts and I can’t catch up. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z To God, Who giveth joy to my youth, came the response. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It gave me a little bit of joy. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “Thanks be to God,” my mother said, but there was no joy in her voice. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z When my mother finally emerged from her room the next day, it was as if all the joy had been drained from her body. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He held my hand firmly to his breast, and my own heart beat with unaccustomed joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “I shall never forget the intense expression of joy which seized her.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z There is joy and sadness in Suesetta’s eyes when I say this. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Any joy that grows here is quickly choked by weeds. I am not some monster who destroys out of a twisted pleasure. I sow salt because the choice is between weeds and nothing.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We’d squirm and giggle with joy and excitement every time a new riddle featured one of us. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z When the idea came to him he leapt up for the joy of it, just as hares are seen to leap in the early morning. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z Envies are gone, and the measuring stick is: “Was he loved or was he hated? Is his death felt as a loss or does a kind of joy come of it?” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Safe all around!” the umpire called, and our team burst out with shouts of joy. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z The joy on his face when she finally says I do. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Even when she looked serious—as she did now—her face held the possibility of joy and laughter. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Like a malefic kitten with a ball of string, she would tangle his emotions until he lost all distinction between love and hate, joy and sorrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z “You are a thing of beauty and a joy forever,” said Jo, looking through her hand with the air of a connoisseur at the blue feather against the golden hair. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z He often prowled through junkyards touching old cars and buying old alternators and carburetors just for the joy of cleaning them up and making them work again. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Moss smiled, genuine joy filling his face, and said, “Yeah. Yeah, I’m okay.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z So he raves, overflowing with meadbowl joy, and the older three priests look down at him as they would at a wounded snake. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Smile more, like you just got a present. Now surprise, when you open the gift. And joy, like you just got what you always wanted.” George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It had obviously been decorated by someone with very little joy in their life. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I just lay there trying to look very ill, but my heart was singing out with all sorts of wonderful songs of praise and joy. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The joy of being able to use it again! The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z You can imagine yourself brilliant as your sister, slower moving, quiet and thoughtful as your older brother or filled up with the hiccupping joy and laughter of the baby in the family. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Fear, loneliness, desperation, sadness, even the slightest hint of joy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Then there are others, and this dame was one of them, who can drain off energy and joy, can suck pleasure dry and get no sustenance from it. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z For a moment I knew the intimate and subtle joys of misery. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Ben took a young lieutenant’s joy in being saluted. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The companions rode not in triumphant joy but slowly and thoughtfully. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Whatever excitement and girlish joy I felt before the bombing simply died for a long period after the bombing. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, you are. Today, you reminded me of me. Yet, still without question, you. Watching your focus, your joy, I knew you were born to fence.” Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z But her surprise was mixed with a pleasure so like the joy that flooded through her when she had put the fruit to his lips that she couldn’t protest, because she was breathless. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z For a moment, a brief flicker of joy had washed across the thin, embittered face. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked neither right nor left, eyes focused straight ahead, her face glowing with the quiet joys of Sunday, her day. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It lifted my spirit to see his joy despite his tragic story. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I am mad with joy.—At least I think it’s joy. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z We see that, and nothing—not a single thing—brings us more joy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He tried to speak, and could not, for the joy that rang in him this morning. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z During the days we talked to one another but without joy. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z There was a helplessness to his joy, the same kind of helplessness as in that womans despair. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We all wept with joy when we were finally reunited. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I’ve never gotten that much joy from studying, but I didn’t say anything. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z He took his place at the table beside the fireplace and, swayed happily by his teacher’s mood, savored the flavor of the food, the beauty of candle and firelight, the joy of close companionship. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt a burst of pure unadulterated joy, pride, and awe. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z It was a joy to have a window that moved. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z “It chokes!” he shouted again, jumping for joy. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Longing and elation, anguish and joy—they were all there, sometimes commingling in the same canvas. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A smile of joy crosses over my face, knowing I will not have to walk anymore and that in a few days we can ride in their wagon home. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He remembered hearing a doctor say, “I love to deliver a baby, because if I do my work well, there’s joy at the end of it.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z A sense of joy filled my heart at the sound of his voice. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “I snuck in,” Javier said, his face a vision of joy as he smiled. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z To her joy, it was still there at midnight. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Only, this time there’s no wild whoop of joy and excitement. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z There had once been a time when the seedpods were plentiful, and when the world was rich and full of life, and the mulefa lived with their trees in perpetual joy. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z What price could anyone set for the joy and laughter and peace of mind I had given up? Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He would forgive my disobedience, and in submitting to him, I might find joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z And that his heart might know a little joy before the long bitterness descended. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z “In the ten days since our marriage night was disrupted, my wedded joys are all turned to sorrow. Now Hamlet finds quarrel with my virtue, but there is no cause.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I was almost delirious with joy, knowing that my dream might someday come true. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom truly did carry a little bundle of joy into the house. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z They were hers now; she felt a fierce, defiant joy. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z There was much that was lovely, good, and freeing in this worship under the open sky and the ecstasy of joy it brought in the wild beauty of the world. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Men lamented in joy and wailed in exultation, while others slapped juba upon their arms and thighs. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z The immediate sight of him, which should have filled them with relief and joy, brought only terror. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’m better at games when I can mostly use the joy stick,” I said as Connor slipped the disc into the console. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I felt a flurry of delirious joy because he’d said, “You smell like lemons” instead of “Your hair is red.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z But her pride and joy was one of those huge dictionaries with every word in the universe in it, the kind of book it takes two kids to carry. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z One month, no more, I stayed at home in joy with children, wife, and treasure. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Again he was a boy of twelve, sitting at the breakfast table, filled with bubbling joy because he was going to go back to school—he thought. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z A group of customers from the Bear Flag mistook Western Biological for a rival house and charged up the stairs whooping with joy. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Three-quarters of his vocabulary is derived from these regions, and they give an intimate flavour to expressions of his greatest joy as well as of his deepest indignation. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The next evening, while sitting with Kim outside on the steps of our hut, I think how the world is still somehow beautiful even when I feel no joy at being alive within it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It took effort to sit, to not shriek with joy. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Screaming with joy, Manuelito and my brothers jumped up and down like grasshoppers. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z WASPy Hunter hoisting another staffer up on his shoulders, Liam and Spencer raising their beers in a toast, a hundred campaign staffers and volunteers crying and shouting in disbelief and joy. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z It is because I had so much joy then that I came to have so much hate. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I am delirious with joy that Sparkle and I kissed. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Moss laughed, and it filled his spirit with a joy he’d not felt in a long time. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z It was only then that Ophie realized his tears were ones of joy. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In his new joy he appointed himself guardian of his father’s content. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The two embraced with much joy, and Acoynapa explained about the magic powers of the staff. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “There’s a great quote in Gus’s house, one that both he and I found very comforting: Without pain, we couldn’t know joy.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z It’s that New York feeling, like they talk about in musicals—that wide-open, top-volume, Technicolor joy. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “We thank you for the joy the athletes bring to our hearts and lives,” the pastor said. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The joy it gave me just wouldn’t be stopped up. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wish you a good harvest and the joy of the king’s peace.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In another, he told her, “We were together again and I held you in my arms once more—so tight. I thought I should burst with happiness and joy at being with you once again.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Someone—the princess, Matt thought—cried,“Hip hip hooray!’’Then everyone cheered and Matt cheered too, filled with relief and joy. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There is no joy but in the Drowned God’s watery halls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Stella once teased me that elephants are superior because they feel more joy and more grief than apes. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z My memory transported me into moments of both great joy and sadness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Smile,” the photographer says, without an ounce of joy in her voice. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Blind Hod stood to one side, listening to the merriment and the shouts of joy and astonishment coming from the green, and he sighed. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z But mostly because Ali was immune to the insults of his assailants; he had found his joy, his antidote, the moment Sanaubar had given birth to Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked half his age and felt wonderful, and to prove it he ran and jumped and rolled and laughed and gave little yips of pure joy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z He was smiling, stretched out on his back, not in exhaustion, but in joy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z As she pressed against her father all was forgotten ex-cept joy. A Wrinkle in Time 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears dark sunglasses, she tells us, to cover her tears of joy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can't quite explain—but especially for expressing a mood, it’s a joy.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What I was given was the thing you can’t earn, and can’t keep, and often don’t even recognize at the time; I mean joy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z They were sad, and the gray rains fell unceasingly, and there was no joy in the land. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z So, when they came across a grove of wild apple trees, Amari could hardly keep herself from shouting with joy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z You could imagine that it laughed for joy as it came up. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z Polly shook her head as she realized that being a fine lady didn’t necessarily mean finding joy. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z There it pooled, relaxed, cleansed itself, and bubbled into laughter at the sheer joy of having us in its midst. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I hid inside myself, thought of no one but myself and calmly wrote down all my joy, sarcasm and sorrow in my diary. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I felt anger and heartbreak and even, suddenly, an immeasurable swell of joy, all in the same moment. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z She did not share in the joy of the sailors, however. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z I want to jump for joy when I see that I'm on 175th Street. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z "For the joy of my company, surely," he said lightly. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Lev crushes a glass wrapped in cloth under his foot; in this one moment, we live years of destruction and joy, past and future. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z One morning she saw her grandmother opening the bird cages with inexplicable joy. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Did she expect me to jump for joy over face powder? The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Sweat snaked down his forehead as it finally clicked in his mind, and both panic and joy erupted within him as he turned and faced down one of the hallways. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She felt a fierce joy possessing her, that she could command these immortal presences. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z When the indictment was announced, there was joy and relief in the community that someone had been charged. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Alternately bored and frightened at home, the playground was his joy. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a joy to me the way he never knew when his leg had been pulled. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was fear there—he was still very worried about Koffi—but there was also undeniable joy, a profound relief. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z What joy they must take in the wide, velvet-covered bed, the brick walls, and the heavy blue-green draperies Señor Aguilar provided for them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z Those two words fill me up with joy. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The song of Adaon was not a warrior’s lay but one of peacefulness and deep joy, and as Taran listened, its echoes rang again and again in his heart. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z I imagine it’s different for him now, no lazy Saturday sex or scrambled eggs, instead a different sort of joy, a little girl tucked up between him and his wife, babbling away. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z To my surprise she did not jump up or cry out with joy. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “Losing grandma was incredibly hard,” she continued, “but now I understand that nothing lasts forever. Everything, joy and pain, will pass.” Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z Some of them danced for the joy of being free of such terrible things living inside them. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The sounds here are all sounds of joy. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z After several moments of shock and disbelief, they began shouting to each other with joy. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z Eumaeus greeted him with tears of joy and begged him to sit and eat. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The world in all its smelly glory, in all its treachery and joy and nuttiness, washed over Ulysses, ran through him, filled him. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z Occasionally he skimmed after the biggest cod and halibut in his kayak and he would whoop with joy when he caught one and would hold it above his head. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z On both sides of the sanctuary, the stained-glassed images of Jesus comforted me and brought me great peace and joy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “He once promised things like that. He was Hermes’s pride and joy. Just bear that in mind, Percy. Even the bravest can fall.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He was a giant in joy and enthusiasms. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They both wept for joy when Beowulf told them all that had happened. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z She wasn’t sure whether the lump in her throat was from joy or frustration. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z To hold a newborn baby, so vulnerable and soft in my rough hands, hands that for too long had held only picks and shovels, was a profound joy. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I feel wonderful, sweetheart. I’m sitting here talking to you and I feel wonderful. It’s a joy to hear your voice. I can’t tell you.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z The boy leaped over the railing and followed them as they went down the street, chanting and stomping their feet in fits of joy. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There was nothing much to do, and yet you had to stay alert: That was the joy and difficulty of a day in a wall tower. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a tension at the comers of her mouth that could have veered toward sadness or joy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Such a far-off and remembered odor comes subtly so that one does not consciously smell it, but rather an electric excitement is released—a kind of boisterous joy. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ust” "You heard me. So perhaps you had best pray again/ Sansa, and for a different outcome. The Starks will have no joy from the fall of House Lannister, I promise you." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I remember those days like an OutKast song, painted in lust and joy. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Then, as the audience broke into applause, his angry expression turned to one of joy, and he walked back onstage. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z The boys and girls of Big Creek went back to their chairs and held their diplomas and looked at one another, filled with present joy and impending loss. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I was pouring out on him everything that was in my heart, cries of anger and cries of joy. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Did she expect general joy about this arrangement? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z I know I will never know a joy so vast as I experienced when I entered that tree’s dappled, shimmering shade and heard the dry, crisp sound of the wind rustling its leaves. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Her heart slowed with relief, then sped back up with joy. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Did you know you were a joy to him going around on that float? Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z Joaquin felt the emotions rush up and over him again and again with each new picture, each one a heartbreak and a joy. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But Sam lay back, and stared with open mouth, and for a moment, between bewilderment and great joy, he could not answer. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z The only possible joy in my life now is putting down shamblers, but I am denied even that bit of relief except in the rare case where a shambler decides to test out the wall. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She says at least I brought some joy and kindness into the life of a dog that never had any before, and that Shiloh will never forget me. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She took joy in butterflies and scolded the little girls for catching them. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A few women shouted and danced with joy. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in the safety of her own chambers, she hugged a pillow to her face to muffle a squeal of joy. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His fingers came up, twisting and shaking, and his face was all wonder and joy and incredulity. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his refuge, his joy, his hobby. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The finale was of great importance, a source of private joy. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z He had served the Fefles family for forty years, was married to the nurse who had greeted Elaine with tears of joy, and he approved of love. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The rifle shots drowned out the splendor of the fireworks and the cries of terror drowned out the music and joy turned into panic. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z "The father of the right-righteous shall greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wish child shall have joy of him. Thy father and thy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice." The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z The poor man of Sheney dug in the moraines of Tuerresh and unearthed where Meshe pointed a great hoard of ancient jewels, and at sight of it he shouted aloud for joy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z Nobody else is important, no one else’s suffering or joy matters, none of it is real. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It was his refuge, his joy, his hobby. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Let the joy come peeking through where it wants, when it wants. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z With a graceful leap, he jumped onto it and gave another roar, one of great joy and satisfaction. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then I jumped in the air and laughed for joy. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the thing about Mo—his joy just carried you along. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It is the experiences, the memories, the great triumphant joy of living to the fullest extent in which real meaning is found. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The realization of being far gone, the fear, the unknowable possibilities, all of it—the horror, the wonder, the joy—fused into an erotic thrill. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Each dive gave Marilyn a surge of joy, a warm feeling of pride in her man who never made a mistake. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Alex has always loved these parties, the sparkling joy of it all, the way champagne bubbles on his tongue and confetti sticks to his shoes. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z My face beams with joy at the touch of his hand. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He asks no questions and offers no tales, deprived of his antic companion, with whom the recounting of incident was a joy. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z As for myself, what joy is this, to have brought off the war? The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman has an upturned nose and a prim smirk that I can’t quite call a smile because there’s no joy in it. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z They remind us that humans have evolved to wonder, that understanding is a joy, that knowledge is prerequisite to survival. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Each time she said the word me there was a gathering in her like power, like joy, like fear. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z And again there are mornings when ecstasy bubbles in the blood, and the stomach and chest are tight and electric with joy, and nothing in the thoughts to justify it or cause it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Imagine it: Every meal would connect us to the joy of living and the wonder of nature. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z “At least,” she said, “you all used to be so sweet and loving to each other it was a joy to see.” Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z He had seen a birthday party, with one child singled out and celebrated on his day, so that now he understood the joy of being an individual, special and unique and proud. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z In just over three years of law practice I had become one of those people for whom such small events could make a big difference in my joy quotient. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z In some ways, this is a story of woe and confusion, but it is also a story of joy and kindness and free peanuts. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I don’t feel a rush of joy, although theoretically my allies have broken through. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z Despereaux, gasping and coughing and blinking at the bright light, could have wept with joy at his rescue. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z He was crying, too, but something told me they weren’t tears of joy. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z The monks kept a sharp eye on him, determined to keep him free of sin—and of joy, which, if not explicitly a sin, at least clears a path to it. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She likes to sniff out joy and squash it like a house spider. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Well, they picked up their daughter and held her tight and cried for joy. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Later that year, both joy and tragedy struck the Garfields. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z In a burst of incredulous joy Kit flung both arms rapturously about his neck. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z But then when Marlena pulled the blanket back from his hair and I saw that it was red, I thought I might actually faint from joy. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z She and Angelina hover over me like angels wreathed in human joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The mere mention of them used to send shivers of joy rippling over my skin. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “Poor humble Gurgi is always faithful to mighty lords—what joy to serve them, even with shakings and breakings.” The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z There was a joy in the night all around him. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Her smile was joyous, but the joy was fringed with grief. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then, when all was put right, I would show Sister Inna’s work to the Yoshotos, and they would share my joy. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z The most striking change in his personality was his volatility: good news triggered uncontained outbursts of joy, often extinguished only through increasingly acrobatic bouts of physical exercise, while bad news plunged him into inconsolable desolation. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z And he knew that shepherds, like seamen and like traveling salesmen, always found a town where there was someone who could make them forget the joys of carefree wandering. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Once he had proven his worthiness, I would present the child to him and behold his joy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z We flung our arms around each other and jumped up and down, laughing for joy. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But when I was recognized, I was met with surprise and joy by a number of villagers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks at me and smiles—his tears were those of joy—and calls out, “They asked me if I’m afraid of heights!” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Marie was jumping with joy and kept on saying what a beautiful day it was. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z John also laughed, but for another reason—laughed for pure joy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It was well that he took every body’s joy for granted, or he might not have thought either Mr. Woodhouse or Mr. Knightley particularly delighted. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z I know that a stranger’s hand will write to me next, to say that the good and faithful servant has been called at length into the joy of his Lord. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I am swollen with excitement, bloodlust and joy and a strange fear that mingle in my chest like the twisting rage of a bone-fire. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward she threw her paints and brushes into the trash and sat down to contemplate her drawings, which is to say, the history of her joys and sorrows. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z These had their joy of dance and song, as day waned into evening. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Whether Patchface had gotten any joy of that victory he could not say, not even today, so many years later. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “The dear one is daily improving…,” he wrote in his diary on Thursday, June 9, “and every other sorrow fades in the light of the joy her recovery brings.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “My dear friend,” said Mr. Pumblechook, taking me by both hands, when he and I and the collation were alone, “I give you joy of your good fortune. Well deserved, well deserved!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z There is no greater joy than the burst of solution to a problem. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z ‘May you have joy of the sight, my good dwarf!’ said Gandalf. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z |
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