“Come now, don't make such a funeral face. It isn't dying that's sad; it's living when you're not happy.”

— Octave Mirbeau, book The Torture Garden

Variant: “It isn’t dying that’s sad. It’s living when you’re not happy.”
Source: Le Jardin des supplices

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French journalist, art critic, travel writer, pamphleteer, … 1848–1917

Ziad K Abdelnour (1960) Lebanese-born American investment banker, financier, activist and author

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“I've learned now that this world isn't like Mother and Father. It doesn't care if we're happy, and it doesn't get sad when we die. We don't really matter to it at all.”

Aaron Guzikowski tv series Raised by Wolves

Raised by Wolves, Season 1, Episode 1. Character Campion.

“only adj.

thats the dilemma isn't it? when you're single, there's the sadness and joy of only me. And when you're paired, there's the sadness and joy of only you.”

David Levithan The Lover's Dictionary

Source: The Lover's Dictionary

“Now if there's a smile on my face,
It's only there tryin' to fool the public,
But when it comes down to foolin' you;
Now honey, that's quite a different subject.
But don't let my glad expression
Give you the wrong impression.
Really I'm sad.
I'm sadder than sad.
You're gone and I'm hurtin' so bad.
Like a clown I pretend to be glad.”

Smokey Robinson (1940) American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer

The Tears of a Clown, written by Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, and Hank Cosby (1970)
Song lyrics, With The Miracles

“I would not know how I am supposed to feel about many stories if not for the fact that the TV news personalities make sad faces for sad stories and happy faces for happy stories.”

Dave Barry (1947) American writer

“There are ways of dying that don't end in funerals. Types of death you can't smell.”

Haruki Murakami book Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

Source: Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

“I truly believe that when you're funny, you're blessed. Your whole life is kind of golden. I was happy, although it was not perfect happiness. There was illness and sadness and death.”

Martin Short (1950) Canadian stand-up comedian

Parade Magazine; January 23rd, 2000

“If you're not busy living, you're dying.”

Vince Flynn (1966–2013) American writer of fiction

Source: American Assassin

“Albums that remind me of my childhood happiness make me incredibly sad now.”

Mindy Kaling book Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?

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“You are like a star who's twinkling all the time at the night. When you light up yourself it show your happiness and when you're not it's look like you're sad. It's depends on you want to want be in your life glowing star who's spread happiness or dim star who's spread sadness. If i were a star I'll spreads happiness all around and when someone had a wish to me I'll fall down for their wish come true.”

Shabdon Ka Jahan

“Come now, don't make such a funeral face. It isn't dying that's sad; it's living when you're not happy.”

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