Lucinda Williams Quotes

One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness.

I know I can feel bad, when I get in a bad mood, and the world can look so sad, only you make me feel good.

I could see no reason for being sad. It´s just that it makes me unhappy not to feel happy.

I don't have many sad days.

We can cry for years but sometimes gotta smile too.

Sometime you just need to be silent, have a drink and crack a smile or somethin', because the human condition, in general, is just overwhelming in so many ways.

Unhappiness is something we are never taught about; we are taught to expect happiness, but never a Plan B to use to use when the happiness doesn't arrive.

Melancholy is no bad thing.

I don't need to manufacture trauma in my life to be creative. I have a big enough reservoir of sadness or emotional trauma to last me.

Generally, I'm not sad. I mean, everyone has sad moments.

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.

There's a lot of insecure, sad people in any profession.

I can't cheer up — I don't want to cheer up. It's nicer to be miserable!

Laughing doesn't make bad things worse any more than crying makes them better. It doesn't mean you don't care, or that you've forgotten. It just means you're human.

It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are finished. Mrs. Miracle

Guard your good mood.

It's okay to be sad. Everyone gets sad now and then. Even me.

Why do people spend their time being sad when they could be happy?

Both hurting and happiness make me feel more alive, but as I get older it seems that hurting's the low hanging fruit. So I pick it.

You can't keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair.

Passively accepting your sadness is the same as forgetting to build your own happiness. Happiness is more than a mood. It's a long-lasting state that is more accurately called well-being.

I work extremely hard to stay positive and happy. But I get sad and anxious, too, just like everyone.

I like to be sad once in a while. You need it for your equilibrium.

I think there is pressure on people to turn every negative into a positive, but we should be allowed to say, 'I went through something really strange and awful and it has altered me forever.'

It's sad, actually, because my anxiety keeps me from enjoying things as much as I should at this age.