“In fact, in what’s known as “rosy prospection,” anticipation of happiness is sometimes greater than the happiness actually experienced.”
“...anticipation of happiness can sometimes be as gratifying as its consummation.”
“Anticipation is sometimes more exciting than actual events.”
“Can there be any happiness greater than the happiness of salvation?”
“There is a prospect greater than the sea, and that is the sky; there is a prospect greater than the sky, and it is the human soul.”
“The opposite of the happy ending is not actually the sad ending--the sad ending is sometimes the happy ending. The opposite of the happy ending is actually the unsatisfying ending.”