Commonplace people dislike tragedy because they dare not suffer and cannot exult. — John Masefield Copy Share Image
“After a brief moment of splendour, the whole enterprise too a sad turn.” — Bruno Schulz Copy Share Image
“The tragedy of contemporary philosophy is that it has been castrated.” — Paul Kurtz Copy Share Image
There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.-- Mark Twain — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
The tragedy of loss is not that we grieve, but that we cease to grieve, and then perhaps the dead are dead… — P. D. James Copy Share Image
Laughter and weeping, the Greek masks of comedy and tragedy, mark the extremes of a continuous spectrum; both provide channels for the… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
..Sage is convinced one extraneous calorie will make her go from super skinny to just regular skinny. Tragedy. — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Man survives earthquakes, epidemics, the horrors of disease, and all the agonies of the soul, but for all time his tormenting tragedy… — Leo Tolstoy Copy Share Image
The centre of the tragedy, therefore, may be said with equal truth to lie in action issuing from character, or in character… — A. C. Bradley Copy Share Image
Beyond the deepest tragedy there is laughter; even in the midst of tragedy there is always the possibility for laughter. — Del Close Copy Share Image
I have changed my definition of tragedy. I now think tragedy is not foul deeds done to a person (usually noble in… — Rita Mae Brown Copy Share Image
All romances end in tragedy. One of the key people in a romance becomes a monster sooner or later. — David Cronenberg Copy Share Image
Vaccines [measles] have been proven to be safe, and what happens if you don't take vaccines is children get measles and die.… — David Oshinsky Copy Share Image
Let us see as steadily and completely as possible the realities of our age: the wasted lives, the scattered and misused resources… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
Every human being has gone through a tragedy of sorts. And the idea is that you have two paths you can take,… — Jillian Michaels Copy Share Image
How many more tragedies does it take before we do something? How many more children have to die before this country realizes… — Alan Gottlieb Copy Share Image
The current perception I get from the evening news is that the world is dominated by human failure, crime, catastrophe, corruption, and… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
Generally speaking, that's good drama - the marriage plot or the tragedy - but the reality of women's lives is that most… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
When you go through tragedy, you can either let that destroy you and you become bitter and never let it go, or… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to a lot of tragedies, and I love a Greek tragedy.But I would think - I start thinking realistically about… — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
I read a lot. I always have, but in those two years I gorged myself on books with a voluptuous, almost erotic… — Tana French Copy Share Image
“Billy sipped the last of his coffee from the mug and shut down his laptop. 1,000 words wasn’t great but it also… — Amanda M. Lyons Copy Share Image
“She has decided to keep going, as anyone could tell by her closed eyes and calm expression. She realizes that all big… — Deb Caletti Copy Share Image
Why, Sir, when I have anything to invent, I never trouble my head about it, as other men do; but presently turn… — Theresa Villiers Copy Share Image
After the tragedy of 9/11 we were on our way to becoming a fledgling Matriotic society until our leaders jumped on the… — Cindy Sheehan Copy Share Image
...And another item from the growing file of people who voluntarily wear dunce caps... You'll be talking cordially to someone and make… — Tim Dorsey Copy Share Image
Twenty years ago the Oklahoma City bombing seared the concept of terrorism on American soil into our national consciousness and proved that… — Jim Bridenstine Copy Share Image
The tragedy in his life already existed. To love an atmospheric spirit. That was the real sorrow. Hopelessness itself. Nowhere on the… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image