The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes.

Nikolai Gogol

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You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.

Chinese Proverb

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better to take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

Only three things are infinite: the sky in its stars, the sea in its drops of water, and the heart in its tears.

Gustav Flaubert

Low pitched notes really make me feel like love might be truly possible. High pitched notes make me feel like I could go crazy with pain and sadness. Great rhythms can make me feel like life is freedom.

Jeremy Sicile Kira

Hell exists. It's here. 3 a.m. awake and without you.

We must understand that sadness is an ocean, and sometimes we drown, while other days we are forced to swim.

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