Life is such unutterable hell, solely because it is sometimes beautiful. If we could only be miserable all the time, if there could be no such things as love or beauty or faith or hope, if I could be absolutely certain that my love would never be returned: how much more simple life would be. One could plod through the Siberian salt mines of existence without being bothered about happiness. Unfortunately the happiness is there. There is always the chance (about eight hundred and fifty to one) that another heart will come to mine. I can't help hoping, and keeping faith, and loving beauty. Quite frequently I am not so miserable as it would be wise to be. . T.h. White
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In his essay, “The Calculating Stars”, Ernest Hemingway writes about a man whose life is a tragedy. He says that this man is alone and he will never be happy because he has lost everything. However, he has a chance at happiness if he can just calculate the stars. Hemingway’s idea here is that we can find happiness even in the midst of tragedy by keeping our heads up and holding hope for the future.

Source: Ghostly, Grim And Gruesome

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