[T]here has been a violent storm and rain…. This morning shone as bright as if it meant to make up for all the dismalness of the past days. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, journal, 1841 October 7th
He who doth not smoke hath either known no great griefs, or refuseth himself the softest consolation, next to that which comes from heaven. – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, What Will He Do With It?