I review books as a day job, and through the years I've come to view the contemporary memoir as, almost always, a… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
“People who are overwhelmed with troubles never do look back. They know only too well that misfortune follows in their wake.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“Friends disappear or they are powerless. This is what misfortune means an acid test of friendship. I wouldn't wish it on anyone.” — Anne Carson Copy Share Image
I am so sick of hearing stories in the news about teenagers and even CHILDREN taking their lives as a result of… — Khloe Kardashian Copy Share Image
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. — Thucydides Copy Share Image
“As a child, I cried because I had no toy until I met a child who had no bread.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“History is indeed more than the register of crime,folilies and misfortune of mankind.” — peter adejimi Copy Share Image
If happiness is the meaning and purpose of life, then we must be happy for all that comes into our life, for… — Meera Lester Copy Share Image
“Thank you for calling the Law Firm of Sod, Murphy, and Finagle. How can we help you?” — Wyatt B. Pringle, Jr Copy Share Image
Hardship And Misfortune May Be Unpleasant, But They Can Sometimes Have A Beneficial Effect On The Character, Especially When People Fail To… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
“There are people who from early on reveal a great talent for misfortune. Unhappiness pummels at them like a stoning, every other… — José Eduardo Agualusa Copy Share Image
“We love being mentally strong, but we hate situations that allow us to put our mental strength to good use.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
Want to know who to blame for all of your misfortunes? YOURSELF! Quit blaming everyone for the drama you create in your… — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
No one is to blame. It is neither their fault nor ours. It is the misfortune of being born when a whole… — Alexander Herzen Copy Share Image
Misfortunes are, in morals, what bitters are in medicine: each is at first disagreeable; but as the bitters act as corroborants to… — French Proverb Copy Share Image
Instead of dwelling on the misfortunes of yesterday be grateful for the power of today. Becoming aware of this life lesson will… — Kemmy Nola Copy Share Image
We can only feel sorry for ourselves when our misfortunes are still supportable. Once this limit is crossed, the only way to… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
Its like all the bad stuff you've went through, the people who've disappointed you and the things that didn't go your way,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I beg you, alight and join your sorrow with mine: misfortune wanders everywhere, and settles now upon one and now upon another.” — Aeschylus Copy Share Image
“The exquisite sorrows with which they had been afflicted, made them think lightly of every succeeding woe. They had felt the sharpest… — Matthew Lewis Copy Share Image
“When misfortune has thrown us a curveball, and the tentacles of desperation are freezing our mind, foreshadowing a hustle-bustle of confusion, we… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
