| The room, with its warm lighting and unfinished birch tables, oozed hygge, a Danish concept of convivial coziness that Mr. Brûlé holds dear. |
| To be in a situation characterised by hygge is to be in a state of pleasant wellbeing and security, with a relaxed frame of mind and an open enjoyment of the immediate situation in all its small pleasures. |
| Drinking hot spiced wine while wrapped in blankets by a glowing fire is hygge. |
| Grace, simplicity, and gratitude are the principles hygge practitioners adhere to for an abiding sense of well-being. |
| It may be a hip, and happening phenomenon in America these days, but hygge has been integral to Danish culture for 200 years or more. |
| For each of these authors, the idea of writing about hygge was unexpected – Wiking told me his friends were amazed that anyone thought he could get a whole book out of the concept. |
