Comedy is tragedy standing on its head with its pants down.
Chris CrutcherTag: perspective tragedy comedy
As you set out on your journey to Ithaca,
pray that your journey be a long one,
filled with adventure, filled with discovery.
Laestrygonians and Cyclopes,
the angry Poseidon--do not fear them:
you'll never find such things on your way
unless your sight is set high, unless a rare
excitement stirs your spirit and your body.
The Laestrygonians and Cyclopes,
the savage Poseidon--you won't meet them
so long as you do not admit them to your soul,
as long as your soul does not set them before you.
Pray that your road is a long one.
May there be many summer mornings
when with what pleasure, with what joy,
you enter harbors never seen before.
May you stop at Phoenician stations of trade to buy fine things,
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
and voluptuous perfumes of every kind--
buy as many voluptuous perfumes as you can.
And may you go to many Egyptian cities
to learn and learn from those who know.
Always keep Ithaca in your mind.
You are destined to arrive there.
But don't hurry your journey at all.
Far better if it takes many years,
and if you are old when you anchor at the island,
rich with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting that Ithaca will give you wealth.
Ithaca has given you a beautiful journey.
Without her you would never have set out.
She has no more left to give you.
And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not mocked you.
As wise as you have become, so filled with experience,
you will have understood what these Ithacas signify.
Tag: tragedy myth greek odysseus odyssey cavafy ithaca
A poet should be so crafty with words that he is envied even for his pains.
Criss JamiTag: words pain poetry perspective sadness loneliness suffering creativity tragedy poets wit adversity lyrics artist illness imperfections disaster envy accidents craftsmanship hardships crafty craftiness
Disaster is a natural part of my evolution toward tragedy and dissolution.
Chuck PalahniukTag: tragedy evolution disaster dissolution
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.
Dee RemyTag: life sleep death tragedy self-image ego dying image mirror exhaustion scared sleeplessness tired
If you are involved with the intensity of crescendo situations, with the intensity of tragedy, you might begin to see the humor of these situations as well. As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music.
Chögyam TrungpaTag: humor life truth acceptance music buddhism humanity silence mankind tragedy enlightenment crescendo silent-music silence-in-music
It would cost you a groaning to take off my edge.
William ShakespeareTag: tragedy
Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it.
William ShakespeareReceive what cheer you may. The night is long that never finds the day.
William ShakespeareTag: tragedy
It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh—I really think that requires spirit!
Jean WebsterTag: courage tragedy spirit laugh hazards
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