“Happiness is a sad song.”
“The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful.”
“Songs are as sad as the listener.”
“Are you - are you sad?" - No. "But your - your songs are sad." - My songs are of time and distance. The sadness is in you. Watch my arms. There is only the dance. These things you treasure are shells.”
“She was experiencing the same odd happiness and odd sadness as then. The sadness meant: We are at the last station. The happiness meant: We are together. The sadness was form, the happiness content. Happiness filled the space of sadness.”
“It was such a sweet, sad song with such sweet, sad lyrics. Old-fashioned a little, but also timeless.”