"And painful pleasure turns to pleasing pain." — Edmund Spenser

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• But human beings fall easily into despair, and from the very beginning we invented stories that enabled us to place… — Karen Armstrong
• Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome. — Isaac Asimov
• What may seem depressing or even tragic to one person may seem like an absolute scream to another person, especially… — Dave Barry
• If I didn't try to eavesdrop on every bus ride I take or look for the humor when I go… — Lynda Barry
• Tears are often the telescope by which men see far into heaven. — Henry Ward Beecher
• I just got tired of being sick and tired and feeling down. Unfortunately, you don't realize this until you're getting… — Steven Adler
• It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake
• If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• When women are depressed, they eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. It's a whole different way of thinking. — Elayne Boosler
• The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness.… — Rita Mae Brown
• The decline of the aperitif may well be one of the most depressing phenomena of our time. — Luis Bunuel
• Passion is very important to me. If you stop enjoying things, you've got to look at it, because it can… — Nicolas Cage

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