Events Quote by Derek Walcott

For every horrific event, something beautiful happens.

— John Ridley

There is no tragedy, only the unavoidable. Everything has its reason for being: you only need to distinguish what is temporary from what is…

— Paulo Coelho

The sense of tragedy is that the world is not a pleasant little nest made for our protection, but a vast and largely hostile…

— Norbert Wiener

A tragedy is the imitation of an action that is serious and also, as having magnitude, complete in itself . . . with incidents…

— Aristotle

Tragedy is an imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear and pity. Such an effect is best produced when…

— Aristotle

Knowing that others have gone through similar tragedies may be a help, but it should be remembered that every tragedy is not only commonplace…

— Judith Martin

A tragedy need not have blood and death; it's enough that it all be filled with that majestic sadness that is the pleasure of…

— Jean Racine

I think a tragedy is something where the natural order of things is completely interrupted and doesn't right itself.

— Patrick Marber

The suffering of a soul that can suffer greatly -- that and only that, is tragedy.

— Edith Hamilton

Tragedy is the most ridiculous thing.

— Frida Kahlo

Sometimes what we call tragedy, at least in the theater, are really case histories. They're based on the central figure, and things happen to…

— Derek Walcott

The calamities of tragedy do not simply happen, nor are they sent; they proceed mainly from actions, and those the actions of men.We see…

— A. C. Bradley