“There is no greater sorrow than to recall in misery the time when we were happy.”

“It is the death of hope that comes as the greatest relief”

“The punctuation of anniversaries is terrible, like the closing of doors, one after another between you and what you want...”

“The pain I feel now is the happiness I had before. That's the deal.”

“If you suppress grief too much it can well redouble.”

“Great grief does not of itself put an end to itself.”

“I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all.”

“He who has felt the deepest grief is best able to experience supreme happiness.”

“A sorrow's crown of sorrow is remembering happier times.”

“Not without hope we suffer and we mourn.”

“A great hope fellYou heard no noiseThe ruin was within.”

“Oh, everything is gorgeous once it's gone.”