Matthew Pearl Quote

Tragedy cleans the windows of the soul by washing away the bias of our lives in the detergent of pain.

Some tragic mistakes are often made by those who acquire the reins of control before their maturity is adequate to handle it.

In past wars only homes burnt, but this timeDon't be surprised if even loneliness ignites.In past wars only bodys burnt, but this timeDon't be surprised if even shadows ignite.

In a very tragic kind of way, sometimes things have to be gone before I fully realize that they were ever there.

I am a lover of words and tragically beautiful things, poor timing and longing, and all things with soul, and I wonder if that means I am entirely broken, or if those are the things that have been kee...

When I read the ghastly lines of tragedy darkly penned into my life, I turn and notice that the pen in my hand is wet.

I’ve got money! Eve exclaimed in a frantic frenzy of hope, her eyes dancing wildly with the notion that there was some way out of this. I mean, I don’t know what use money is to the Grim Reaper, but I...

Men who believe that the way to the mind is not by way of ice picks through the brain or large dosages of dangerous medicine but through an honest reckoning of the self.

…I love you, he said to her, although at that point he was certain she could no longer comprehend the words. I’d trade places with you in an instant, Mandy Valems… you never deserved this… why would a...

A love letter can be very short or it can be long; it can be literary or non-literary; it can be bright or dark, cheerful or tragic. But above all, for a love letter to be a love letter it must be sin...