We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have
the stuborness to accept our gladness in the ruthless
furnace of this world.


A Brief for the Defense, in Refusing Heaven, 2005

Jack Gilbert Quotes

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stuborness to accept our gladness in the ruthless...

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stuborness to accept our gladness in the ruthless...

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stuborness to accept our gladness in the ruthless...

We must risk delight. We can do without pleasure, but not delight. Not enjoyment. We must have the stuborness to accept our gladness in the ruthless...