“Such was the sad end of Domingos Corea, Edirimana Suriya Bandara, the greatest Sinhalese of his day.”

“He is at no end of his actions blest
Whose ends will make him greatest, and not best.”

“The leafless orchard
Is alone day and night
With his pure and sad silence.”

“The opposite of the happy ending is not actually the sad ending--the sad endingsometimes the happy ending. The opposite of the happy ending is actually theending.”

“Let each man pass his days in that wherein his skill is greatest.”
Qua pote quisque, in ea conterat arte diem.

“There were happy days, with watermelon, and sad days of whiskey.”

“But they never last, the golden days. And it can be sad, the sun in the afternoon, can't it? Yes, it can be sad, the afternoon sun, sad and frightening.”

“For me there’s no good or bad, as long as I’m feeling everything to the greatest degree, whether it’s sadness or happiness.”

“And the story of love is a long sad tale ending in graves.”

“Sleep was the greatest invention in the history of mankind. When I was sleeping, I wasn’t feeling guilty, or miserable, or sad.”