“There have been hours in my unhappy life, many of them, when the contemplation of death as the end of earthly sorrow - of the grave as a resting place for the tired and worn out body - has been pleasant to dwell upon.” Has BeensEndsBodyHoursSorrowTiredGravesUnhappyContemplationPleasantHappy LifeWornWorn OutUnhappy Life Book:Twelve Years a Slave Source: Twelve Years a Slave
“You don't think in depression that you've put on a gray veil and are seeing the world through the haze of a bad mood. You think that the veil has been taken away, the veil of happiness, and that now you're seeing truly.” ThinkingWorldHas BeensTruthHappinessTakenSeeingDepressionMoodUnhappyUnhappinessGrayVeilsBe True To YourselfNot HappySeeing The WorldBad MoodHaze Book:The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression Source: The Noonday Demon: An Atlas Of Depression
“Canada, having few indigenous prejudices, has been compelled to import them from elsewhere, duty-free, and it is the rare Canadian who is not shaken, at some time in the year, by "old, unhappy, far-off things / And battles long ago", like Wordsworth's solitary reaper. We are a nation of immigrants, and not happy in our minds.” YearsMindLongHas BeensNationsDutyBattlePrejudiceUnhappyCanadaImmigrantsElsewhereSolitaryLong AgoCompelledIndigenousNot HappyImportsReaperWordsworth Author:Robertson Davies