“My compositions spring from my sorrows. Those that give the world the greatest delight were born of my deepest griefs.”
“When I die, I shall then have my greatest grief and my greatest joy; my greatest grief, that I have done so little for Jesus, and my greatest joy, that Jesus has done so much for me.”
“From such a gentle thing,from such a fountain of all delight,my every pain is born...”
“When animals express their feelings they pour out like water from a spout. Animals' emotions are raw, unfiltered, and uncontrolled. Their joy is the purest and most contagious of joys and their grief the deepest and most devastating. Their passions bring us to our knees in delight and sorrow.”
“While you were protecting me from the world, just never thought you'd be my greatest enemy”
“The closest bonds we will ever know are bonds of grief. The deepest community one of sorrow.”