1,113 Quotes About Tragedy

How we respond to tragedy is the hallmark of character. Suffering a great loss places us at a spiritual milepost. The wind of our souls can either sour and wither or rejoice and thrive.

Gaiety has been the prisoner within a fleshy citadel of deathless pain.

When each minute of consciousness is a burden, an extra forty-five of them constitutes an almost insurmountable tragedy.

Dark circles under my eyes sink deeper and deeper into my skull, in contrast to my pale skin there is an undeniable resemblance to a fresh corpse.

She didn't need friends; she needed to be a bigger bitch.Chubby Chaser, 11/21/14. Available for preorder on Amazon.

Scoliosis. Such a big word for such a small person; for a young mind, a fragile heart, and a broken girl.

When God issues a call to us, it is always a holy call. The vocation of dying is a sacred vocation. To understand that is one of the most important lessons a Christian can ever learn. When the summons comes, we can respond in many ways. We can become angry, bitter or terrified. But if we see it as a call from God and not a threat from Satan, we are far more prepared to cope with its difficulties.

For maybe the first time he could remember, he was very seriously thinking about how to best kill someone he’d never even seen.

Then haste we down to meet thy friends and foes;To place thy friends in ease, the rest in woes.For here though death doth end their misery,I'll there begin their endless tragedy.