What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

What the American public wants in the theater is a tragedy with a happy ending.

The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - read more

The worst tragedy that could have befallen me was my success. I knew right away that I was through - cast out.

While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us read more

While we have the gift of life, it seems to me the only tragedy is to allow part of us to die -- whether it is our spirit, our creativity or our glorious uniqueness

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies.

Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love: it is the faithless who know love's tragedies.

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late

The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become read more

The tragedy of human life consists in our vain attempts to stretch the limits of things which can never become unlimited, to reach the infinite by absurdly adding to the rungs of the ladder of the finite.

We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look.

We participate in tragedy. At comedy we only look.

It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by read more

It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur in such an inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, their absolute incoherence, their absurd want of meaning, their entire lack of style.

There are two tragedies in life: one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to gain it.

There are two tragedies in life: one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to gain it.