“If it's sad / you know it's true / God is glad on bluer moons / When your room is all you do / it comes to you”

“Sometimes, when you’re sad you don’t know what to do, it helps to be angry. But then the tears come back again all the same, and you fall asleep with the salty taste of them on your lips.”

Cornelia Funke Inkheart trilogy

“What do you do there, moon, in the sky? Tell me what you do, silent moon. When evening comes you rise and go contemplating wastelands; then you set.”

Giacomo Leopardi (1798–1837) Italian poet, philosopher and writer

“When I was teaching, the headmaster told me "You know, the sad thing about true stupidity is that you can do absolutely nothing about it."”

John Cleese (1939) actor from England

“Why are they sad and glad and bad? I do not know, go ask your dad.”

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

“Do all you can to make your dreams come true.”

Joel Osteen (1963) American televangelist and author

“Be you wise and never sad,
You will get your lovely lad.
Never serious be, nor true,
And your wish will come to you--
And if that makes you happy, kid,
You'll be the first it ever did.”

Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist

“When you put your hands and mind and heart into the knowing of a thing… there is no room in you for fear.”

Patricia A. McKillip (1948) American fantasy writer

“My attitude to writing is.. it's like when you do wallpapering, you know, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet, you think: "Oh my God that's horrible…" And then your friends come and say: "Who did this wallpapering? It's terrific!"”

Harrison Birtwistle (1934) British composer

“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