Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.

Everything human is pathetic. The secret source of humor itself is not joy but sorrow. There is no humor in heaven.

The source of all humor is not laughter, but sorrow.

Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.

Train your eyes and ears; train your nose and tongue. The senses are good friends when they are trained. Train your body in deeds, train your tongue in words, train your mind in thoughts. This training will take you beyond sorrow.

Everyday I wake up next to an angel more beautiful than words could say.