Every human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but it's there if you look deep.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We all have sadness in our life and things that we can draw upon.
Everyone feels sad occasionally. A full range of emotions is part of what makes us human.
The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.
I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve; I write about them.
I do not wear my emotions on my sleeve. I was once described by my own son Stephen as an emotional ostrich.
I think everyone feels alone in their sadness, and there's a certain value to hearing other people's sad stories.
Part of me is drawn to the nature of sadness because I think life is sad, and sadness is not something that should be avoided or denied. It's a fact of life, like contradictions are.
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.
I tend to wear my emotions on my sleeve. I've had my share of mood swings, believe me. But it's a powerful thing when you realize that you have dominion over your behavior and your passions.
Sadness does not inhere in things; it does not reach us from the world and through mere contemplation of the world. It is a product of our own thought. We create it out of whole cloth.