Not only do I lie, I take real pleasure in lying, in the transmission of magic effects.
Ricky Jay
Pleasure is the carrot dangled to lead the ass to market; or the precipice.
Robinson Jeffers
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Thomas Jefferson
I find pleasure in things that are simple.
Stephan Jenkins
Subordination tends greatly to human happiness. Were we all upon an equality, we should have no other enjoyment than mere animal pleasure.
Samuel Johnson
If pleasure was not followed by pain, who would forbear it?
Feminism is teaching. I've gotten a lot of pleasure pushing younger writers that I've met and worked with.
Erica Jong
Never write anything that does not give you great pleasure. Emotion is easily transferred from the writer to the reader.
Joseph Joubert
Irresponsibility is part of the pleasure of all art; it is the part the schools cannot recognize.
James Joyce
I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.
Ellie Kemper