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“Yet still I keep thinking that something wonderful is about to happen. Maybe tomorrow. A tomorrow following a whole succession of tomorrows.”

Book:Year of the Monkey

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Year of the Monkey

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Patti Smith

Patti Smith is an influential American singer-songwriter, born on December 30, 1946. Known for her unique musical style and poetic lyrics, she is considered one of the pioneers of post-punk and punk rock. Smith's music career began in the 1970s, and she quickly became a star in the underground music scene. Her debut album 'Horses' was released in 1975 and is considered a landmark in punk rock. more

“Together, now at the age of many of the Proctors who watched our antics from Olympus, we watch the three boys ride their horses across a moonslit plain. The boys were us once. Drunk on victory, they carried an owl standard and howled like idiots at the moons. We were idiots. Trapped in a world of lies, maybe the howls were the truest things that came out of our mouths. We were all just lonely and in search of a pack.”

Sadness Loneliness

Book:Light Bringer

Source: Light Bringer

“You might say people move on as time passes, but I don’t think that’s the case for everyone. The memories haunt you. It gives you a bittersweet feeling. But it haunts you. Your dreams start to change. And at last, everything makes you empty inside, like you’re just hollow.”

Grief Sadness Grief And Loss

Book:Veronica

Source: Veronica

“Sadness and loneliness only serve to emphasize it; silence is an integral aspect of one's soul.”

Soul Pain Suffering Silence Sadness Sad Lonliness

Author:Shahid Hussain Raja

“He had entered a selfish period of survival, [...]. They had rained love on him, willing him to open up and accept their support, but it all bounced back off the carapace that had formed around his wounded inner self. The tragedy during that time was that he neither let them in nor let them go. But what else is possible for a man unable to solve his own sadness?”