There is the melancholy of Europe. There is the romantic malaise. Feeling sad is almost a form of deepness.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
'Melancholy' is prettier than 'depression'; it connotes a kind of nocturnal grace. Makes one feel more innocently beleaguered.
There is a melancholy that stems from greatness.
I think every human being has a level of melancholy in life and in general.
I'm not writing just about melancholy stuff anymore, I made a point to cover a wide range of emotions.
Melancholy is as seductive as Ecstasy.
There are as many forms of happiness as sorrow, though most prove fleeting.
Everyone feels sad occasionally. A full range of emotions is part of what makes us human.
Greek tragedy was pre-Freudian, so every emotion has to be so raw; there are no psychological undertones.
I would hate to think I'm promoting sadness as an aesthetic. But I grew up in not just a family but a town and a culture where sadness is something you're taught to feel shame about. You end up chronically desiring what can be a very sentimental idea of love and connection. A lot of my work has been about trying to make a space for sadness.
Depression is melancholy minus its charms - the animation, the fits.
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