Quotes by Sadness It's one of the great fallacies, it seems to me, that time gives much of anything but years and sadness to man. John Steinbeck sadnessmenyears There's a hazardous sadness to the first sounds of someone else's work in the morning; it's as if stillness experiences pain in being broken. Jonathan Franzen sadnesspainmorning I always want to tell these young idealists that the world is not as dangerous as many in the older generation want them to believe...The [people] for whom I feel the greatest sadness are the ones who choke on their beliefs, who never act on their ideals, who never know the state of struggle in a decent cause, and never know the thrill of even partial victories. Jonathan Kozol sadnessstrugglebelieve It's a sign of this film's greatness that the enormous sadness that accompanies the final leave-taking of the circus interior is a good deal more than the conclusion of an unpretentious evening's entertainments; it's a sublime and awesome coda to the career of one of this century's greatest artists. Jonathan Rosenbaum greatnesssadnessartist Songs are as sad as the listener. Jonathan Safran Foer sadnessmusicsong The only way to overcome sadness is to consume it. Jonathan Safran Foer sadnessovercomingway I know that my job is to perform, it wouldn't be a very interesting show if I just came out one day and said, "I'm going to sit here in a ball and rock back and forth. And won't you join me for a half hour of sadness." Jon Stewart rockssadnessjobs She let out a laugh, and then she put her hand over her mouth, like she was angry at herself for forgetting her sadness. Jonathan Safran Foer sadnesslaughinghands He owned a whole world full of memories, of lovely moments relived and happy recollections. I'm not saying he was happy or that he didn't suffer. He suffered very much, but he did not despair; he still drew nourishment from what he had been given. But the sadness never left him. Happiness needs more than memories of the past to feed on; it also needs dreams of the future. Jorge Amado sadnessdreammemories Sadness of not knowing enough words to [express what you mean]. Jonathan Safran Foer sadnessknowingmean More than anything, I felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can't due to deadness, and then I leaned forward, my forehead against the back of Takumi's headrest, and I cried, whimpering, and I didn't even feel sadness so much as pain. John Green loving-someonesadnesspain No reason to be angry. Anger just distracts from the all-encompassing sadness. John Green sadnessangerreason When I was a girl, my life was music that was always getting louder. Everything moved me. A dog following a stranger. That made me feel so much. A calendar that showed the wrong month. I could have cried over it. I did. Where the smoke from a chimney ended. How an overturned bottle rested at the edge of a table. I spent my life learning to feel less. Every day I felt less. Is that growing old? Or is it something worse? You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. Jonathan Safran Foer sadnessgirldog I'm drinking champagne, got the head phones up high, can't numb you out. Joni Mitchell sadnessphonesdrinking Inside your own self pity there you swim, in sinking down to drown her voice still haunts you, and only with your laughter can you win. Joni Mitchell laughtersadnesswinning Brod discovered 613 sadnesses, each perfectly unique, each a singular emotion, no more similar to any other sadness than to anger, ecstasy, guilt, or frustration. Mirror Sadness. Sadness of Domesticated Birds. Sadness of Being Sad in front of One's Parent. Humor Sadness. Sadness of Love Without Release. Jonathan Safran Foer frustrationsadnessunique I believe that many people are unhappy because they have not learned to be grateful. Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years. Some pass their days as though suffering a deep sadness they cannot name. Others are unhappy because life didn’t turn out the way they thought it would. Joseph B. Wirthlin gratefulsadnessbelieve You feed it all your woes, the ghostly garden grows. Joni Mitchell woesadnessgarden I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I don’t think being sad is to be avoided. It’s apathy and boredom you want to avoid. But feeling anything is good, I think. Maybe that’s sadistic of me. Joseph Gordon-Levitt sadnesssongbeautiful When our spirit tells us it is time to weep, we should weep. It is part of the ritual, if you will, of putting sadness in perspective and gaining control of the situation. . . . Grief has a purpose. Grieving does not mean you are weak It is the first step toward regaining balance and strength. Grieving is part of the tempering process. Joseph M. Marshall III sadnessgriefmean«2930313233343536373839»
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