“Tragedy and comedy involve an audience, so they must give--sharing themselves to elicit tears and laughter. Melodrama is not such a strategist.… — Yiyun Li Copy Share Image
Even diseases have lost their prestige, there aren't so many of them left. Think it over... no more syphilis, no more clap,… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine Copy Share Image
There is within you, waiting to be called, a great source of power called courage. Call its name and it will give… — Michael Josephson Copy Share Image
“The tragedy of a life that is never fully lived is not simply the loss of that one life. The tragedy is… — Erwin Raphael McManus Copy Share Image
Very early in my life I took the question of the relation of art to truth seriously: even now I stand in… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
“When people refuse to pay the price of personal responsibility for the problems of the nation, these same people end up paying… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“They know that tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn't play out in life as it does on a stage or… — E. Lockhart Copy Share Image
The greatest tragedy of life is that, having paid that awful price of suffering "according to the flesh that his bowels might… — Truman G. Madsen Copy Share Image
They say the world is a stage. But obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines." "Maybe that’s why… — Bill Watterson Copy Share Image
A tragedy is a tragedy, and at the bottom, all tragedies are stupid. Give me a choice and I'll take A Midsummer… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
People say that this new generation is so used to the Internet that their heads are already different. They can't read a… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
“No one really knew what went on in her relationship with Mike. No one even really knew her. Maybe she loved Mike… — Jennifer Close Copy Share Image
The old idea is that when tragedy strikes or when an obstacle blocks us, there are only two possibilities. We either become… — Michael Meade Copy Share Image
We cannot stop every act of senseless violence. We cannot know every evil that lurks in troubled minds. But if we can… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
That faeries have forgotten the Tapestry; that is the greatest tragedy of all. It's the fabric of all creation and it's woven… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
By now it was clear that Howl was in a mood to produce green slime any second. Sophie hurriedly put her sewing… — Diana Wynne Jones Copy Share Image
A look which reveals inward stress adds more beauty to the face, no matter how much tragedy and pain it bespeaks; but… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
Should any terrorist strike or act of war occur in which American lives are lost, we must be on guard for any… — George Takei Copy Share Image
“Real tragedy is never resolved. It goes on hopelessly forever. Conventional tragedy is too easy. The hero dies and we feel a… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Primarily, 'Black Girl/White Girl' is the story of two very different, yet somehow 'fated' girls; for Genna, her 'friendship' with Minette is… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
I was watching a collection of vintage '80s cereal commercials when I paused to wonder why cereal manufacturers no longer included toy… — Ernest Cline Copy Share Image
It is an unfortunate personal tragedy. However, when compared to the vast ocean of the collective tragedy faced by my people, my… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It's such an honor to be representing the USA in an international beauty contest in spite of all the tragedy that's happened… — Olivia Culpo Copy Share Image
There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.' No matter what sort of difficulties, how… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was with somebody else at the time, who I left - one, because I didn't really want to be with that… — Rose McGowan Copy Share Image
We can all endure disaster and tragedy, and triumph over them-if we have to. We may not think we can, but we… — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
I would like to think that as a result of not just my own experiences, but at least being empathetic and compassionate… — Terry McMillan Copy Share Image
If we believe that the EU is only a fair-weather event we will be doomed. The EU cannot be an answer only… — Donald Tusk Copy Share Image
...she merely wished to find a way out of the maze. She knew that she had become a burden to him: she… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
“She knew for a fact that she wasn't going to sit around and wait for some miracle to happen. She wasn't going… — Diyar Harraz Copy Share Image
I always wanted to tell the story of how Pearl Jam is the story of lightning striking twice. As well as being… — Cameron Crowe Copy Share Image
The vagaries of the industry and show business itself would not lead one to conclude a lengthy career - because things change.… — Chris Stein Copy Share Image
The best way to prepare for a night out with a Shakespearean tragedy is to do a bit of reading up in… — Arthur Smith Copy Share Image
To each there comes in their lifetime a special moment when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The tragedy of life is in what dies inside a man while he lives - the death of genuine feeling, the death… — Norman Cousins Copy Share Image
“It is a national tragedy of incalculable proportions…What is wrong with the United States that it can provide the environment for such… — United Press International Copy Share Image
A person's tragedy does not make up their entire life. A story carves deep grooves into our brains each time we tell… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
I think the true artist - musician, dancer, writer, actor - a true artist is able to sort of articulate pain and… — Black Thought Copy Share Image
“It was a tragedy. A horrible tragedy. You can’t imagine the physical pain and despair I went through. I’m a better man… — Chris Knopf Copy Share Image
The institutions at the centre of capitalism are bigger than they've ever been, the pay is much greater, the ability of society… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
