"I think it's a terrible thing to write and not enjoy it. It's a sad thing. But of course a lot of people do work because they need to eat. And we all need to eat, but that's not the only reason to work. You couldn't have paid me not to write."

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This reflection on sadness by Anne Perry resonates across generations. It highlights a fundamental truth about human nature: our continuous search for meaning in sadness is what ultimately defines our character and our path forward.

About Anne Perry

Anne Perry was a British crime writer. She was the author of the Thomas and Charlotte Pitt and William Monk series of historical detective fiction.

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"Part of every misery is, so to speak, the misery's shadow or reflection: the fact that you don't merely suffer but have to keep on thinking about the fact that you suffer. I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief."

— C. S. Lewis
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"I didn't know my mother had it. I think a lot of women don't know their mothers had it that's the sad thing about depression. You know, you don't function anymore. You shut down. You feel like you are in a void."

— Marie Osmond
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"My kids say if there's any family dinner that doesn't result in somebody crying, it's not a good dinner. They cry because it helps relieve them of a guilt or some onerous emotional burden. It's like a family tradition."

— William Shatner
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"Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?"

— William Blake
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