Edna St. Vincent Millay Quotes

Pleasure is often spoiled by describing it.

I find pleasure in things that are simple.

Who knows how to taste wine never drinks wine again, but tastes secrets instead

A person with increasing knowledge and sensory education may derive infinite enjoyment from wine.

Wine is not just an object of pleasure, but an object of knowledge; and the pleasure depends on the knowledge.

Things won are done, joy's soul lies in the doing.

What indeed is life, unless so far as it is enjoyed? It does not merit the name.

Contentment consist not in adding more fuel, but in taking away some fire.

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You're not downing a glass of wine in the midst of doing something else.

There is no end of craving. Hence contentment alone is the best way to happiness. Therefore, acquire contentment.

It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.

People have often asked me whether what I know about love has spoiled it for me. And I just simply say, 'Hardly.' You can know every single ingredient in a piece of chocolate cake, and then when you sit down and eat that cake, you can still feel that joy.

The simple things in life make me very happy.

I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.

We enjoy the process far more than the proceeds.

The most simple things can bring the most happiness.

Awards are wonderful. I've been nominated many times and I've won many awards. But my journey is not towards that. If it happens it will be a blast. If it doesn't, it's still been a blast.

Cooking and eating at home is made even better by the fact that you don't have to worry about driving after a couple of bottles of very nice wine. For me that's the ideal combination: working hard and enjoying the fruits of your labour.

I would be happy not even being a supermodel. Being able to get a taste of everything that I want a taste of makes me happy.

The book tour has been really interesting and very gratifying. I have not book toured before. I've never had quite as much pleasure, as much satisfaction.

Simple things make me very happy.

When you like something, it's not work, it's a pleasure.

They say people live to be happy. If you actually think about what happiness is, it's nothing much. When you get to eat ramen after feeling really, really hungry, that's happiness.

If you've ever done something you love and go do something you like, it's like chewing on sawdust.

A full cup of wine at the right time is worth more than all the kingdoms of this earth!