The trick...is to find the balance between the bright colors of humor and the serious issues of identity, self-loathing, and the possibility for intimacy and love when it seems no longer possible or, sadder yet, no longer necessary.

Quote by Wendy Wasserstein

Topics: Self Loathing Quotes

Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven.

Because of Mozart, it's all over after the age of seven.

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me,...

Sometimes I want to clean up my desk and go out and say, respect me,...

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

The real reason for comedy is to hide the pain.

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the...

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the...

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable.

No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick...

No matter how lonely you get or how many birth announcements you receive, the trick...

The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that...

The trouble is not that I am single and likely to stay single, but that...

People's bullshit and fakeness are why I usually like being alone.

People's bullshit and fakeness are why I usually like being alone.

Hearing noises when you're home alone and just accepting the fact you're gonna die.

Hearing noises when you're home alone and just accepting the fact you're gonna die.

I have friends who I get along with who I know get very uncomfortable being...

I have friends who I get along with who I know get very uncomfortable being...

Being single doesn't mean you're alone. There may be someone behind you watching your back...

Being single doesn't mean you're alone. There may be someone behind you watching your back...

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails...

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails...

There is something about the presence of a cat...that seems to take the bite out...

There is something about the presence of a cat...that seems to take the bite out...

I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone...

I finally faced the fact that it isn't a crime not having friends. Being alone...

There is a difference between being alone and feeling alone...

There is a difference between being alone and feeling alone...

Lonely is not a feeling when you are alone. Lonely is a feeling when no...

Lonely is not a feeling when you are alone. Lonely is a feeling when no...

Perhaps only those people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being...

Perhaps only those people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being...

Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the...

Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the...

To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.

To be alone is to be different, to be different is to be alone.