• Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.

    Charlotte Bronte: Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.
    Charlotte Bronte (2009). “Shirley: Easyread Large Bold Edition”, p.50, ReadHowYouWant.com