In some ways sorrow is a beautiful state. It can heighten one's sense of humor. You can find strength and clarity in sorrow. Sorrow is a gift. The important thing is to honor it.
Sorrow is like a precious spring.
Every once in a while you can drink from it, but you can't let it consume you. On one side of the room stood her husband's old upright piano. A bust of Beethoven, his idol, sat on the piano. Smith stepped out of the rock and roll spotlight in 1979. She moved to this Detroit suburb, raised two children and concentrated on writing.