Sadder Quotes

108 quotes by 99 authors

What about you? Are you happiest and saddest right now that you've ever been?" "Of course I am." "Why?" "Because nothing makes me happier and… — Nicole Krauss
The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes. — Nikolai Gogol
It's like when someone dies, the initial stages of grief seem to be the worst. But in some ways, it's sadder as time goes by… — Emily Giffin
Nothing can be sadder or more profound than to see a thousand things for the first and last time. To journey is to be born… — Victor Hugo
He went like one that hath been stunn'd, And is of sense forlorn: A sadder and a wiser man He rose the morrow morn. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
She is sadder and sadder, and for a man there is no balm more soothing than the sadness he has caused a woman. — Milan Kundera
There are few sights sadder than a ruined book. — Daniel Handler
Tell me, is the rose naked or is that her only dress? Why do trees conceal the splendor of their roots? Who hears the regrets… — Pablo Neruda
The more you know, the sadder you get. — Stephen Colbert
Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won. — Robert Jordan
It's not arrogant to say that you can't figure out the answers to the universe with your internal faith. It's not arrogant to know that… — Penn Jillette
The fact that you got a little happier today doesn't change the fact that you also became a little sadder. Every day you become a… — Nicole Krauss
Sometimes when things are particularly bad, my brain will give me a happy dream. [...] When I fully awaken, I'm momentarily comforted. I try to… — Suzanne Collins
Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?" Absently he replied, "I was, once." "And you gave it up? Ah, that is as sad a tale in… — Stephen R. Donaldson
The fact is that nothing is more difficult to believe than the truth; conversely, nothing seduces like the power of lies, the greater the better.… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
By the way, is there anything sadder than toys on a grave? — Fannie Flagg
...why were you happier when you were a kid? Because you didn't know anything. The more you know, the sadder you get. — Stephen Colbert
Not all men are destined for greatness," I reminded him. "Are you sure, Fitz? Are you sure? What good is a life lived as if… — Robin Hobb
Yes, I know,â€™ she said in answer to the unasked, for there was no time for explanations. â€˜Yes. My face is spoilt.â€™ Grandibleâ€™s jowl wobbled… — Frances Hardinge
Few things are sadder than encountering a person who knows exactly what he should do, yet cannot muster enough energy to do it. "He who… — Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

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