#faction

The satisfaction comes because you work hard and it pays off. It is not as glamorous as I thought it would be, but, you know, I appreciate it more than I ever knew I would, and I love it more than I ever knew I would. ↗

— Lee Ann Womack

#because #comes #ever #glamorous #hard

The satisfaction that I get from doing what I do is not what I thought. I thought it would be that I'd feel like a star, I'd feel important. But I don't. ↗

— Lee Ann Womack

#feel #get #i #i do #important

We tend to put poems into factions. And it restricts our reading. ↗

— Thom Gunn

#into #our #poems #put #reading

Strictly speaking, there are no real substitutes for sexual satisfaction. ↗

— Dashiell Hammett

#satisfaction #sexual #speaking #strictly #strictly speaking

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people. ↗

— Don Herold

#many #must #people #poor #poor people

Royal summoned mourners. They came from the village, from the neighboring hills and, wailing like dogs at midnight, laid siege to the house. Old women beat their heads against the walls, moaning men prostrated themselves: it was the art of sorrow, and those who best mimicked grief were much admired. After the funeral everyone went away, satisfied that they'd done a good job. ↗

— Truman Capote

#funeral #grief #house #phonies #satisfaction

There are two ways to get enough. One is to continue to accumulate more and more. The other is to desire less. ↗

— G.K. Chesterton

#satisfaction #serenity #happy

There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction. ↗

— Salvador Dali

#die #going #i #i think #satisfaction

Earning happiness means doing good and working, not speculating and being lazy. Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction. ↗

— Anne Frank

#satisfaction

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back. ↗

— Holly Black

#curiosity #curious #satisfaction #wisdom #satisfaction