Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand — but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never Âbeing satisfied.
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Zadie Smith
What a sad story, I thought for so long. Not that I now think it was happy. But I think it is true, and thus the question of whether it is sad or happy has no meaning whatever.
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Bernhard Schlink
Sometimes you weren't supposed to share pain. Sometimes it was best just to deal with it alone.
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Sarah Addison Allen
How little our careers express what lies in us, and yet how much time they take up. It's sad, really.
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Philip Larkin
Are you sad?" Nicola asked. Richard turned in the chair. The scissors became motionless." Yes. I am sad. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>I'm sad most of the time."" Does it bother you?"" It never used to. But now it does. Very much."" It's because the world disappoints...
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Andrew Kaufman
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It scares me how hard it is to remember life before you. I can't even make the comparisons anymore, because my memories of that time have all the depth of a photograph. It seems foolish to play games of better and worse. It's simply a...