It was my teacher. I held her with all my strength then shook with joy to feel the solid earth under my feet."

VOA: special.2009.11.15

Mary Cassatt said this about Edgar Degas' invitation to join the Impressionists: "I accepted with joy.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

I did not understand how a person surrounded by the joy of music could not have some of its sense and beauty inside her.

VOA: special.2009.01.18

"Many of the fans that I came in contact with, they were so mellowed out, you could feel there was real joy,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.15