Grief that is dazed and speechless is out of fashion: the modern woman mourns her husband loudly and tells you the whole story of his death, which distresses her so much that she forgets not the slightest detail about it. – Jean De La Bruyere
Then there is a still higher type of courage – the courage to brave pain, to live with it, to never let others know of it and to still find joy in life to wake up in the morning with an enthusiasm for the day ahead. – Howard Cosell
Wisdom and penetration are the fruit of experience, not the lessons of retirement and leisure. Great necessities call out great virtues. – Abigail Adams
I have a really, really, really normal family. And by normal I mean were all nuts on some level. I think youve gotta be a little nuts to pursue any kind of creative job. I was also a really good kid. I know that sounds really dull, but I didnt rebel in the traditional sense. – Anna Paquin