Passion Quote by Marguerite Duras

Life had stopped for her a long time ago. She was so out of touch with her feelings that she had no joy in…

— Louise Fletcher

She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which…

— Anonymous

“She cured me of my sadness.”

— Avijeet Das

“She was disgusted with herself...and the disgust permanently cured her of suicide. Her piddling life did not deserve dramatic remedies.”

— Harry Mathews

“She made a sound of frustration that no one else could hear. She’d heard that restraining expression of high emotion creates terminal illness in…

— Victoria Danann

She was sad with an obscure sadness of which she had not the secret herself. There was in her whole person the stupor of…

— Victor Hugo

She had always assumed that she would have years to sort out the meaning of life... As she bent over the child she realized…

— Abraham Verghese

She realized how many of her beliefs were either unrealistic or belonged to her deceased parents and her ex-husband. She also realized that her…

— Salle Merrill Redfield

(All the grief she had suffered over her lifetime had moulded her face into a mask of eternal sadness)

— Jean Sasson

“Fuck, she was so sick of herself-herself and her fucking emotional retardation. How did people do this shit all the time, this wanting people,…

— Stacia Kane

She was becoming sad. There is no joy involved in following others' expectations of yourself

— Miriam Toews

“which she played like the crazy prodigy she was, then she blanked out again. Her depression was ameliorated by music and brought on by…

— C.D. Reiss