Gail Carson LevineNo sign of pleasure greeted the announcement. The mood in the hall was leaden. My mood was livelier. Fright is livelier than lead.
About This Quote
The passage above is about the death of their son and how they were mourning and all that. However, I think that this quote makes the point that the dead don’t feel as good as we do.
Source: Fairest
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