“A Shakespearean tragedy as so far considered may be called a story of exceptional calamity leading to the death of a man in high estate. But it is clearly much more than this, and we have now to regard it from another side.” MenMayStoriesSidesTragedyRegardEstatesExceptionalCalamityShakespearean Tragedy Author:Andrew Coyle Bradley
“It's every woman's tragedy, that, after a certain age, she looks like a female impersonator. Mind you, we've known some lovely female impersonators, in our time.” MindLooksAgeCertainLiteratureKnownFemaleTragedyLovelyOur TimeImpersonators Author:Angela Carter
“Classical tragedy was the war between good and evil. We wanted evil to be defeated and good to be victorious. But the battle in modern tragedy is between good and good. And no matter which side wins, we'll still be heartbroken.” StillsWarMatterWantedEvilWinningSidesModernBattleTragedyGood And EvilDefeatedHeartbrokenModern Tragedy Author:Asghar Farhadi
“I'm sure there are people who survive tragedy without humor, but I've never met any of them. Nor would I be particularly interested in writing about them if I did meet them.” PeopleIfsWritingMetsTragedy Author:Ayelet Waldman
“When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy.” HelpingHurtTragedyHurt Feelings Author:Carter Burwell
“I think in life we get very caught up in the minutia and, unfortunately, it generally takes some sort of tragedy in your life to put things in perspective.” ThinkingPerspectiveTragedyCaughtCaught Up Author:Eli Roth
“The film, 'Aftershock,' for me is really about how the minor problems in life that we think are so major ultimately mean nothing when a tragedy happens, when a real problem happens.” ThinkingMeanRealProblemHappensFilmMajorsTragedyMinorsReal ProblemsProblems In LifeAftershock Author:Eli Roth
“Somebody said that I am the last American living the tragedy of Europe.” SaidLastsLiteratureEuropeTragedy Author:Ezra Pound
