“Pleasure is always derived from something outside you, whereas joy arises from within.”
“If your joy is derived from what society thinks of you, you're always going to be disappointed.”
“Deriving truth from joy may be far more easier than generating joy from the truth.”
“The sweetest pleasure arises from difficulties overcome.”
“It is remarkable, the character of the pleasure we derive from the best books.”
“I have always derived indescribable pleasure from leading a decent woman to the edge of sin and leaving her there to live between the temptation and the fear of that sin.”