# Quote — Mary Oliver, Blue Iris

> But also I say this: that light is an invitation to happiness, and that happiness, when it’s done right, is a kind of holiness.

- Author: [Mary Oliver](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-oliver.md)
- Book: [Blue Iris](https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-oliver/blue-iris.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Mary_Oliver#Blue_Iris_(2004)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/mary-oliver/blue-iris/but-also-i-say