“Out of misery, comes unexpected joy.”
“Either the day must come when joy prevails and all the makers of misery are no longer able to infect it, or else, for ever and ever, the makers of misery can destroy in others the happiness they reject for themselves.”
“There is no greater misery than false joys.”
“No sadness is greater than in misery to rehearse memories of joy.”
“Pity was meant to be a spur that drives joy to help misery. But it can be used the wrong way round. It can be used for a kind of blackmailing. Those who choose misery can hold joy up to ransom, by pity.”
“Life is like that - twenty minutes of misery for every two seconds of joy.”