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    I've never thought of my characters as being sad. On the contrary, they are full of life. They didn't choose tragedy. Tragedy chose them.

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Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant intelligence.

Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant intelligence.

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In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.

In its function, the power to punish is not essentially different from that of curing or educating.

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To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.

To banish cares, scare away sorrow and soothe pain is the business of the poet and singer.

by Bodenstedt Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always read more

What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid.

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One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

One often calms one's grief by recounting it.

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People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.

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Seek peace, and pursue it. [Prove!4:14].

Seek peace, and pursue it. [Prove!4:14].

by Bible Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of read more

I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I just lived the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.

by Diane Ackerman Found in: Melancholy Quotes,
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If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.

If you're not using your smile, you're like a man with a million dollars in the bank and no checkbook.

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