Quotes by Sadness I have to confess that I have so rarely experienced triumph that I cannot claim to know it well enough to judge, but it seems to be at best a momentary joy followed instantly by sadness, and, then, of necessity, by wariness. Mark Helprin sadnessjudgingjoy Appalling things can happen to children. And even a happy childhood is filled with sadnesses. Mark Haddon childhoodsadnesschildren Sadness is just a place on the map. Don't try to avoid it, resist it or escape through substances. Settle it, allow it, and it will go. Marianne Williamson sadnesstryinghappiness Sometimes the purpose of a day is to merely feel our sadness, knowing that as we do, we allow whole layers of grief, like old skin cells to drop off us Marianne Williamson sadnesscellsgrief Experiencing deep sadness can, sometimes, heighten your ability to feel joy. Marketa Irglova sadnessfeelingsjoy Being in the depths of sadness is just as important an experience as being exuberantly happy. Marlene Dietrich sadnessdepthimportant Papa sat with me tonight. He brought the accordion down and sat close to where Max used to sit. I often look at his fingers and face when he plays. the accordion breathes. There are lines on his cheeks. They look drawn on, and for some reason, when I see them, I want to cry. It is not for any sadness or pride. I just like the way they move and change. Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes. Markus Zusak sadnesspridemoving He does something to me, that boy. Every time. It’s his only detriment. He steps on my heart. He makes me cry. Markus Zusak heartbreaksadnesslove The rejection that we all take and the sadness and the aggravation and the loss of jobs and all of the things that we live through in our lives, without a sense of humor, I don't know how people make it. Marlo Thomas sadnesslossjobs In the psychological literature, depression is often seen as a defense against sadness. But I'll take sadness any day. There is no contest. Sadness carries identification. You know where it's been and you know where it's headed. Depression carries no papers. It enters your country unannounced and uninvited. Its origins are unknown, but its destination always dead-ends in you. Martha Manning sadnessdefensecountry Your body is free but your heart is in prison. To release your heart, you simply reverse the process which locked it up. First you begin to listen for messages from your heart-messages you may have been ignoring since childhood. Next you must take the daring, risky step of expressing your heart in the outside world. . . . As you learn to live by heart, every choice you make will become another way of telling your story. . . . It is the way you were meant to exist. If you stop to listen, you'll realize that your heart has been telling you so all along. Martha Beck sadnessinspirationallife Not only do we cheat ourselves and those around us if we are only glum or always wary when it comes time to respond to divine stirrings. No, we are then also being simply unfaithful to the surrounding reality. The one who purges gloom has given occasions and reasons, in the midst of life's sadness, to be joyful. Martin E. Marty unfaithfulsadnessreality Recurrent floods of sadness and anger gradually wash away the rubble of the defunct relationship, leaving only the bits of treasure: the remembered moments of real communion, a new understanding of your own mistakes, a clear picture of the dysfunctions you will never tolerate again. Martha Beck sadnessrealmistake I've crossed lines of word and wire and both have cut me deep. I've been frozen out and I've been on fire, and the tears are mine to weep. Mary Chapin Carpenter sadnesscuttingfire God is not a God of sadness, death, etc., but the devil is. Christ is a God of joy, and so the Scriptures often say that we should rejoice ... A Christian should and must be a cheerful person. Martin Luther sadnesschristianjoy You don't need a dead father to explain a character's sadness. And impressing yourself with wit/cleverness often feels like what it is - authorial intrusion. Mary J. Miller sadnesscharacterfather Some people drift through their entire life. They do it one day at a time, one week at a time, one month at a time. It happens so gradually they are unaware of how their lives are slipping away until it's too late. Mary Kay Ash sadnesslifepeople You who have never “been there” in the throes of grief, have no idea what is going on inside the head of the grieving spouse: the scattered Mary Potter sadnessgriefgrieving Forget your sadness, anger, grudges, and hatred. Let them Masaaki Hatsumi sadnessblessingmen Forget your sadness, anger, grudges and hatred. Let them pass like smoke caught in a breeze. Do not indulge yourself in such feelings. Masaaki Hatsumi indulge-yourselfsadnesshatred«3940414243444546474849»
