Despair Quote by Richard Matheson

“There is a point when the anguished soul finally despairs. A moment in life when the heart, the will, even the spirit crumbles. Some…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

No sorrow is deeper than the remembrance of happiness when in misery.

— Dante Alighieri

Tears hinder sorrow from becoming despair.

— Leigh Hunt

“The sharp edge of grief might dull with time, but it never truly went away. The cruel blade was always in your heart, just…

— Jennifer Estep

But the morbidity of sorrow-not cultivated sorrow, but that which comes inevitably-is often a productive sluggishness, a time when the soul slows down, too…

— Eric G. Wilson

Grief brims itself and flows away in tears.

— Ovid

There is nothing that will add depth to despair like the feeling of deserving it

— David Levithan

“People seem to believe that despair is the same as anguish, but it is not. It's true that despair is surrounded by anguish, but…

— Elizabeth Kostova

Remorse weeps tears of blood.

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I found that the only way I could control this sorrow was not to think of [it] at all, which was almost as painful…

— Robin McKinley

Suffering, once accepted, loses its edge, for the terror of it lessens, and what remains is generally far more manageable than we had imagined.

— Lesley Hazleton

In this sad world of ours, sorrow comes to all, and it comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible, except with the…

— Abraham Lincoln