Quotes by ENFP personality types

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“When people ask for time, it’s always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn’t take half as long to say.” (The Children pub. 1928)
Edith Wharton

Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.
Joseph Campbell

I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.
Joseph Campbell

Love is a friendship set to music.
Joseph Campbell

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