Despondence Mean Quotes & Sayings

I love how 'melodrama' is a denigrated term - a lower-class citizen to other genres. And yet that's what life is, man. — Todd Haynes

Truth can be cruel. Yet it is the only thing of value. — Pierce Brown

The Devil endeavours by every means to keep men in error, in the enticement of the passions, in darkness of mind and heart; in pride, avarice, covetousness, envy, hatred, wicked impatience and irritation; in evil despondence, in the abominations of fornication, adultery, theft, false-witness, blasphemy, negligence, slothfulness, and sluggishness. — John Of Kronstadt

I was trying to hold up a mirror to this country, to reflect the past years or so, and the varying degrees in which we've been affected by the war(s) that doesn't seem to end. And we've all been affected somehow, even if we have no connection to the military, even if we don't know anyone who's killed or been killed. No one escapes something so large. — Said Sayrafiezadeh

I believe that every conversation you have is an invitation to risk revealing the real you. — Keith Ferrazzi

If I am hungry, that is a material problem; if someone else is hungry, that is a spiritual problem. — Paul Farmer

How I love to get a letter! I can think of nothing better Than perusing an epistolary item. But deep is my despondence, For I've found that correspondence Means that if you want to get 'em, You must write 'em! — Richard Armour

Now, many of our printers make no scruple of gratifying the malice of individuals by false accusations of the fairest characters among ourselves, augmenting animosity even to the producing of duels; and are, moreover, so indiscreet as to print scurrilous reflections on the government of neighboring states, and even on the conduct of our best national allies, which may be attended with the most pernicious consequences. These things I mention as a caution to young printers, and that they may be encouraged not to pollute their presses and disgrace their profession by such infamous practices, but refuse steadily, as they may see by my example that such a course of conduct will not, on the whole, be injurious to their interests. — Benjamin Franklin

Sophie couldn't stop smiling. It had to be true that nature was built up of small parts that never changed. At the same time Heraclitus was obviously right in thinking that all forms in nature 'flow'. Because everybody dies, animals die, even a mountain range slowly disintegrates. The point was that the mountain range is made up of tiny indivisible parts that never break up. — Jostein Gaarder

Once unloaded, everything has to be lugged through — Elizabeth Kolbert

No living creature can foretell the future. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen. — Olivia Colman

Life is theater; everyone is an actor - some in the lead, some in the supporting cast. — Ryan Blair

Lack of money always means a surplus of creativity, in the best case. — Joe Carnahan

Are you going? What shall you wear?"
"I shall go in what I am standing in," said Mak Genggang. "A witch is always appropriate whatever her attire. — Zen Cho