Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife. – Franz Schubert
Every night when I go to bed, I hope that I may never wake again, and every morning renews my grief. – Franz Schubert
You believe happiness to be derived from the place in which once you have been happy, but in truth it is centered in ourselves. – Franz Schubert
Nobody understands anothers sorrow, and nobody anothers joy. – Franz Schubert
My parents had an arranged marriage, as did so many other people when I was growing up. My father came and had a life in the United States one way and my mother had a different one, and I was very aware of those things. I continue to wonder about it, and I will continue to write about it. – Jhumpa Lahiri