Great Quote by Salman Rushdie

“Tragedy shapes us, but it does not have to define us.”

— Susan Van Volkenburgh

“real tragedy is never a straightforward confrontation between Good and Evil, but is, rather, much more exquisitely and much more agonizingly, a conflict between…

— Daniel Mendelsohn

The greatest tragedy in life is not death. The greatest tragedy is to be alive and not know why

— Simon T. Bailey

“Tragedy was a commodity like any other. it was meant to be consumed- individually and collectively.”

— Elif Shafak

“Tragedy occurs whenever awareness exceeds power; and particularly where awareness of a major need exceeds the power to satisfy it.”

— Karl Jaspers

“We must realize that war is universal and strife is justice, and that all things come into the world and pass away through strife.”

— Heraclitus

“one might think one’s misfortunes distinct, but the true horror lay in their universality”

— Colson Whitehead

“Tragedy did that—brought people together in ways you could never force.”

— Nancy Naigle

“Sometimes what we perceive as a tragedy is really the most precious gift wrapped in really crappy paper.”

— Lenita Vangellis

“Maybe when we face a tragedy, someone, somewhere is preventing a bigger tragedy from happening.”

— Kamand Kojouri

“Tragedy, however, is an imitation not only of a complete action, but also of incidents arousing pity and fear.”

— Aristotle

“No popularity exists when tragedy strikes. All that's left are human hearts and love and ache. We all love each other, deep down, and…

— Maya Van Wagenen