Optimists tend to interpret their troubles as transient, controllable, and specific to one situation. Pessimists, on the other hand, believe that their troubles last forever, undermine everything they do, and are uncontrollable.
We often think happiness is about getting what we want, but it's more about wanting what we have.
The function of the artist is to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.
"The writer's duty is to excavate truth, no matter how painful it may be."