I wrote the song For A Dancer for a friend of mine who died in a fire. He was in the sauna in a house that burned down, so he had no idea anything was going on. It was very sad. Jackson Browne burndancerdie Change image and share on social
I love 'The Sportswriter' by Richard Ford. Ford really captures for me the bittersweetness of the quietly suffering American man. It's stoic, sad, and really beautiful. Mark Ruffalo americanbeautifulbittersweetness Change image and share on social
Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy. Leo Buscaglia joyrobsap Change image and share on social
All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives - I think it's really sad. Tab Hunter actorhappenindustry Change image and share on social
I don't know if my work is a concerted effort to make kids sad! Patricia Polacco concertedeffortkid Change image and share on social
There is something inexpressibly sad in the thought of the children who crossed the ocean with the Pilgrims and the fathers of Jamestown, New Amsterdam, and Boston, and the infancy of those born in the first years of colonial life in this strange new world. Alice Morse Earle amsterdambearboston share on social
I've been getting into Nick Drake lately, the folk singer. Sad, gorgeous stuff. Anthony Doerr drakefolkgorgeous Change image and share on social
Creation is a sustained period of bliss, even though the subject can still be very sad. Because there's the triumph of coming through and understanding that you have, and that you did it the way only you could do it. You didn't do it the way somebody told you to do it. Alice Walker blisscomecreation share on social
At the outset, I think that one should be natural, not just when it comes to writing but in every area of life. If you try to be something that you are not just to impress others, then it's a rather sad life. Amish Tripathi areaimpresslife share on social
When my dad passed, there's a lot of sadness right below the surface, and I think there will be until the day I die. So, writing sad songs helps it. And when I sing them, it's pure therapy for me. Ashley Monroe daddaydie Change image and share on social
