| 单词 | sadness |
| 例句 | “Oh, wow,” Jimmy replied as a feeling of sadness went through him. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z Then he looked at me closely and with a little sadness in his face. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z Full of sadness, Lola lowered her head and nodded in such a way that Briony felt a rush of tenderness for her. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Her sadness was quiet and brittle, like a fallen leaf. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I can see that the sadness has returned. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z There was a guardedness on his face, something close to sadness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The only company in my house was more sadness and guilt. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z There was a strange sadness in his eyes, a weakness, which Milton could not interpret. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z She makes a marching motion, trying to smile, but it falls quickly and the sadness flickers back into her face. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She thought about Momma, and it seemed to her that she almost understood why all of this had happened to them, to the Tillermans, all this sadness and running away. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z I face away from her for a long time so that she won't see my sadness. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Images of their mom began to make Gregor ache with sadness. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s something new in his Noise, a sadness, a sadness like grief. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I thought of my mother’s tea parties, tiny sandwiches for a doll’s mouth, and it washed me in sadness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z And just generally about the sadness of everything. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z “Oh...no,” she repeated, her voice instantly dipping into sadness. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The sadness was in her eyes too, but she was armoring it away, locking it into a box even as she spoke. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z There’s a sleepiness in everyone’s eyes, a slowness in their steps, a sadness in their voices. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z They gathered a group of volunteers and hooked them up to monitors measuring their heart rate and body temperature—the physiological signals of such emotions as anger, sadness, and fear. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Redemption looked in, and sadness broke across his face. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The other half were simply shown how to create, on their faces, the expressions that corresponded to stressful emotions, such as anger, sadness, and fear. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z For a moment her brown eyes were radiant in their sadness. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Few of us, for instance, can voluntarily do A.U. one, the sadness sign. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Jam had started with a pamphlet about parental neglect, and a slow sadness spread through her as she sat flipping through the pages, past the pictures of sad-eyed children and cold grown-ups. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He looked at all our faces and spoke softly, with no sadness in his voice. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The strong old woman was walking away, and in her step there was the sadness of parting with an old but dangerously foolish friend. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He shook his head with a wistful sadness. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z In a few moments Pickett was doing a hornpipe with Fremantle, and the momentary sadness had passed like a small mist. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For some reason this caused my chest to fill with more sadness than I could bear, and I wrestled myself free, claiming I needed a drink of water. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I walked over, and she held me out at arms length, an expression equal parts sadness and acceptance working across her dark features. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He had a powerful kind of ache inside him, half joy, half terrible sadness. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Some of them are crying, but the conductor can tell it’s not from sadness. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z A small sadness niggled at the back of her mind: this meant Joe would not be coming home until the end of the summer. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I feel a shuddering sadness that Mother will not be here to plan my wedding, not only because she’ll be dead, but because there is no wedding. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Every bit of laughter, every joyous moment, is swallowed up by a deep, deep sadness. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As I turn away, I feel a twinge of sadness at Brandy’s use of my old nickname, until I see Ronan grinning at me. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He never questioned my inner sadness or my desire to be alone. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z A mix of feelings churned in Percy’s gut—grief, sadness, gratitude, and guilt thickening into emotional cement. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He had wanted it to be there, but now that he saw it, he was overcome with sadness. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z There is an air of sadness in his voice. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Only for an instant did she glance at Dorian, whose sapphire eyes gleamed with what she could have sworn was sadness before he smiled at her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Mama didn’t cry, but she seemed very sad—a soft kind of sadness. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z “The tango is music for those who are sad. The tango is music to help you cry. So you can let go of your sadness. Then you can be happy again.” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z A stone of sadness plunged deep within me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z She woke up torpid each morning, slowed by sadness, frightened by the endless stretch of day that lay ahead. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z But all the while her heart beat in rhythm to the poignant sadness of the song the children sang while walking around in a ring with hands joined. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z We piled up the boxes he’d brought in the back room, and then we stood a moment, a strange sadness in our eyes. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I spilled my sadness to Horatio, and it surged like waves against a stalwart dam. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I could hear sighs, see heads shaking and eyes filling with sadness. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z I wanted to be happy for Chandra, but I felt a sadness deep inside me. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z It filled him with sadness, coming here to give garri and fish to people who had fed themselves in the North, listening week after week to Master saying the same things. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Omakayas tried to make herself better, to stop dwelling on worthless sadnesses. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z And Jack’s mother stayed sick with sadness, and her eyes were so dead, and it was like she didn’t see Jack, even when he was in front of her. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z When he speaks, his face is full of sadness. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Connor gazed back at me, so much sadness in his eyes. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I feel a pinch of sadness in my heart because my father isn't with us. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z This is the real pose, head in hands with sadness leaping off of him all the way to me. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There's sadness in his eyes, except it's almost like he was expecting it. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But now, though her voice was still sweet, I found in its melody an indescribable sadness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I don’t want to bear the sadness of missing him. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Every day that Mom didn’t leave the house, every day she spent knitting on the couch, pulled her deeper into sadness. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z It was a woman’s voice, high and sweet, with a strange music in it like none that he had ever heard and a sadness that he thought might break his heart. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That I’m no longer covered in sadness with each breath I take. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z She stares at me, a look of unspeakable sadness on her face. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z I could hear the sadness in his voice, and each time I answered him, my voice trembled. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z I was silent; Helen had calmed me; but in the tranquillity she imparted there was an alloy of inexpressible sadness. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He looked at me with sadness, maybe even mercy. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Suddenly Richard closes his eyes and a look of pure sadness comes across his face. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z I squeeze my eyes shut, not understanding why such beauty torments me with pain and sadness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Then she rubs her eyes, holding back the tears, not able to let go of all the sadness she carries with her. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Nancy was like his mother, he thought; one couldn’t tempt her away from the sadness within her. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z By now you know that whenever I feel anything strongly, whether that’s fear, sadness, anger, or joy, my default is to cry. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I feel empty, not because of sadness, but because of relief, all the tension flowing out of me. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z And there was a serenity to her expression which I could not decide on, whether it was the face of someone simply a little tired or quelling a sadness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Sadness and death, she thought, and death and sadness, and it wrenched in her stomach against the soreness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z There was always a dark, far-off look in his eyes, a kind of sadness, as if he were troubled by something sliding beneath the story’s surface. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z The sadness in her voice sounded so deep and so real that I couldn’t help feeling sorry for her. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Etty said, “She kept a sorrowful wish to believe more, and I know it was an abiding sadness to her that her faith was less vivid than it had been in her youth.” Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It was at that moment that she heard the far-off sound of a car approaching, and Daddy’s face shifted, a combination of rage and sadness twisting his features. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I think I understand her—for a moment, I presume to understand her—but then, from within this sadness, she surprises me with a brief flash of determination. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I knew the sadness would come later, but at that moment, I was upset and a little bit nauseated—anger on an empty stomach. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A wave of sadness washes over her and seeps into every inch of her body, taking her breath away. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Jam watched her father’s face drift into a twisted but soft sadness. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But to hear it brought such sadness, I put it away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z Every earthly joy, however, is tempered by sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z There was a mixture of sadness and darkness in his eyes that seemed not quite sane, and definitely not safe. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Merely to be there was a cure for weariness, fear, and sadness. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z This cumulative sadness contributed to his not wanting to be with people...unless he felt highly secure and comfortable with them. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Genie studied her face to see if any sadness about the fire truck still lingered. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Who else could I show it to? he said, and there it was again, that sadness. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z It almost made me stop feeling the anger and sadness weighing me down like invisible anchors. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z But they are undersize, and you can see the sadness in their eyes. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Moss didn’t know if it was envy or sadness that jolted through him, but it could have been both. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He just looked at Tad with a sadness that made Tad think of the way his brother had looked at him last year when their dog had died. Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Nor do I,” Mother admits, sadness on her face. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Matty thought he noticed a brief flicker of sadness in Leader’s eyes, despite the warm smile. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z I felt a catch in my throat and a sadness that reached clear back to my childhood. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z The land itself was a desolation, lifeless, without movement, so lone and cold that the spirit of it was not even that of sadness. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice was quiet, and there was an edge of sadness to it. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z She could hear the sadness in their voices, feel it hanging in the air like fog. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He arranged Donald’s funeral on the hottest day of the year; they thought she fainted from sadness when it was just the barbaric humidity. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Looked up at Teresa and her enormous blue eyes, heavy with sadness—-just as much for him as for Chuck, he was sure of it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z It was such a strange tormenting feeling when your daemon was pulling at the link between you; part physical pain deep in the chest, part intense sadness and love. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He sat in his chair—still, but not at rest: expectant evidently; the lines of now habitual sadness marking his strong features. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z We stare at each other, and he looks so confused, so angry at himself that I smile, sadness and embarrassment and desire coursing through me. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z So while Ernie let Samantha lick his sadness away, Genie, on Day Sixteen, ventured off to the yellow house to check the trap. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Her face was drawn, and her eyes were full of sadness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The sadness stays put, but I feel an ounce of the weight on my shoulders slowly drift away, and I inhale, breathing a little easier than I have in a long time. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But he felt a very deep sadness that he had left his closest friend behind. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I thought sadness would force the tears in my heart to flow, but I never said a word. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt surprised by the sadness overtaking me. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I don’t believe in “sadness,” “joy,” or “regret.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Nathan knew that this sadness, this feeling of worthlessness, wasn’t natural. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z They knew about the lost job and the sadness and the snowstorm. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z They had the same aura of quiet power, plus a kind of sadness, like they’d seen their destiny and knew it was only a matter of time before they met a monster they couldn’t beat. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Jethro spoke hurriedly, almost sure that the words would anger his mother and vaguely realizing that he wanted to anger her a little for spoiling the brightness of the morning by her obvious sadness. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes the sadness about you being gone comes and finds me after not being there for a while. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She tells Theo not to hide his sadness from her, ever. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z There’d been a terrible sadness in that look, but also something scarier still—resolve mixed with resignation, a decision being made. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Like some secret sadness had followed her all the way from this picture to that moment. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Lina was glad to carry this message, though her gladness was mixed a little with sadness. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I locked myself in the stall and thought I was going to pass out from the sadness. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His Noise is puzzled for a second, then I get a little pulse of sadness so I look at him. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z She did not bring her parents, and a pang of sadness hit Moss as he watched his friend walk through the door, her shoulders dropped down, bandages and stitches crisscrossing her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I remember her standing there watching me walk away, her face a mix of sadness and pride. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z There was nothing in that dingy room to play with, and Brother’s face was beginning to cloud with sadness. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z A foul stench draped itself through the air, and a heaviness, a deep sadness, fell over Seven. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Their names whole and vibrant against the backdrop of black sadness. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I hadn’t realized until then how sucked up we’d been in Mom’s sadness. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z My brothers turned to one another to stem the sadness, but not to me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Looked up at Teresa and her enormous blue eyes, heavy with sadness—just as much for him as for Chuck, he was sure of it. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z My day began with tears of happiness after receiving the Spirit of Anne Frank Award, and ended with tears of sadness after watching the play of The Diary of Anne Frank on Broadway. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Much hardship and pain and sadness lay ahead of me, but during those weeks—as we prepared for war— I felt at peace. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a sadness about Lieutenant Carroll, something that you didn’t notice at first, but it was there just the same. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Queen Hygd was made sick with sadness at the loss of her husband. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z My excitement tangles with a thread of sadness. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z His father put the book aside and looked at Roy fondly, though with a trace of sadness. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I couldn’t sleep at night and I had sudden fits of anger and sadness. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Ms. Byrd didn’t cry, so Clayton didn’t cry, even though sadness filled almost every inch of his being. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z An embarrassing sense of pride tentatively bloomed in the middle of the sadness I felt at my surroundings. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z The Justice Building is too full of sadness. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z He did not tolerate sadness or regret over a move in any member of his family, just as he did not tolerate poor morale among Marines in his squadron. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I went into the dark Chicago streets and walked home through the cold, filled with a sense of sadness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Disgust, for example, is 1, contempt is 2, anger is 7, defensiveness is 10, whining is 11, sadness is 12, stonewalling is 13, neutral is 14, and so on. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Maybe his anger and sadness were so great that he feared breaking down if he tried to console me. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z He looked very tired, a regard which manifested itself not in dark circles, or pallor, but a dreamy and bright-cheeked sadness. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z When his adrenaline wore off and the excitement ended, the sadness regained control. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z He watched them, paralyzed by the sadness of the scene. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z For the first time since the death of Bach, the music of the moment seemed to be attempting to portray more accurately the sadness and anxiety that people were actually experiencing. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z And I heard at that moment what I have since heard often again—the sounds the women in my family make when they are praying in sadness. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her first thought was that Mr. White had died; she did not feel any great sadness, andforthis she felt guilty. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The sounds of Uncle Abdullah beating his wives and daughters filled my family with sadness. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t tell if it was from fear or sadness or anger or frustration; it was just there, right behind her eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I feel something stir in my chest, something worse than sadness, worse than regret. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z A sadness seeped through his words and made its way straight into my heart. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z I could practically see the birds of sadness pecking at his head, but Phoebe was busy swatting at her own birds. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Melancholy held me hostage and the bees built a hive of sadness in my soul. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess we’re all still grieving over Papa, and any little sadness brings up that bigger one. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “I did not know about sympathy or sadness,” he said. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They smiled as they ate, but there was sadness in their eyes. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z He had changed out of his pajamas into jeans, but the sadness and worry hadn’t left his eyes. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z I tell him sad because I think white people can handle black sadness better than black anger. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z What I found most surprising about Mr. Birkway was that he increasingly reminded me of my mother—or at least of my mother before the sadness set in. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I'm still seething with anger and sadness from dinner. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z His face scrunches up into sadness, then he drives away. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He was, by turns, inflamed by anger, twisted by confusion, withered by sadness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Henry detected the weariness in those purple eyes, the pallor beneath that glaze of lupus, the sadness at the corners of the unsmiling crimson mouth. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z She was crying but I didn’t know if it was because she drank too much or if it was just the everyday sadness of her life with me. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Jinny looked briefly at all the others, their serious faces trained on her, their eyes a mixture of sadness and bewilderment. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Twin feelings of anger and sadness flush through me. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The sadness seems to have evaporated right off him. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z She turned back to the washtub, still with this strange sadness on her face. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z And I could see the sadness in his face. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z Just the sound of his voice twists my stomach into a knot of unpleasant emotions like guilt, sadness, and fear. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Volpe’s challenge with some of his actors is to get them to project, to come out of themselves and show anger, sadness, joy, bewilderment, dismay—whatever the scene and part demand. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Crispin,” he said after a moment of silence, “I’ll give you some advice. You’re full of sadness. Those who bring remorse are shunned. Do you know why?” Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z But first I had to shrug off my own fears and push the sadness aside. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Plutarch acknowledged her physical and mental condition, depleted by illness, consumed by sadness, and frantic for the safety of her children, if not for herself. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z The idea spins up a cyclone of sadness that she can’t bear. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Her sadness is my shame, the old man thought, another mark of my failure. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z She would not be bringing Edward back with her to make her heart content, but she knew she had not failed him, and she breathed a heavy sigh of sadness, disappointment, and relief. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Or with pain and sadness, because his father might have been killed, and sometimes grief doesn’t make much sense. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z The intern turned sideways in his chair in case of attack, but the kicker stayed slumped in sadness. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked down to hide my sadness and my fury. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Though danger dogged my heels, urging me to hurry, a greater sadness slowed my steps. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But when no one was there, no one but Maribel and me, the days vibrated with sadness. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z He had never seen her cry before, had never seen such sadness in her eyes. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z "Could it be the sadness of a lost dream?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z On the other side of initial sadness would come the realization that intimacy cannot be held. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And although he could not feel more shock or horror or sadness than he felt already, Harry knew, as he picked it up, that there was something wrong... Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I could see his sadness, sense that something was broken in him, too. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z The dark late afternoon made the sadness heavy inside her. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He knew so little; Cari never trembled and rarely showed her sadness as anything but anger. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z My mouth waters at the thought, and a wave of sadness washes over me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m smiling, but I feel a twinge of sadness. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “You must look that sadness in the face, every day.” Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sense of relief was as huge as the sense of sadness I felt about the way JoJo died. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z As for him, “it is a sadness which will weigh upon me for a long time,” he says, “and will certainly not leave my thoughts as long as I live.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z “We have agreed you shall have a place. Though manhood,” he added softly, with a trace of sadness, “may not be all that you believe.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Angela felt the same sadness for him that she had felt for her father. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Toby felt the oddest sensation then, as though every emotion he’d ever had—happiness, sadness, worry, surprise—was colliding inside his body, battling to see which one of them might win. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z "Tom's getting very profound," said Daisy with an expression of unthoughtful sadness. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z But beneath them all was a feeling she would not lose for a long while after—a deep and profound sadness that the best thing about Daffodil Manor was a dead woman. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z At the same time, it brought an unexpected sadness. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z But mixed in with the sadness, I also felt hope. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Maybe it was because the sadness made her feel queer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They were suspicious of her, she realized with sadness; afraid that she had saved them for some worse fate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Unexpectedly, she felt guilt, and sadness for it. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z A deep sadness rips through me, followed quickly by anger. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z In them I see sadness and I think it’s fear or maybe it’s confusion. Mockingbird 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z His brain braced itself for certain disappointment, but his heart was ready to be evacuated of all previous sadness and make plenty of room for everything to be good, and real, and safe. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Deep down in my heart, and with considerable sadness, I suspected I never would. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z After the murders I was consumed by sadness for my brilliant and lovable twin, who had never been considered good enough, and would never be able to confront our parents as an adult. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z He was making a brave attempt, but Jason could see the sadness lingering in his eyes. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A sadness gripped him as he realized how many pairs of new shoes were bought for nothing. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z We spun out the somber passages, our violins singing one to the other as my mother played upon the harpsichord, and perhaps this is as much of her sadness and joy as I shall know. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z That fear and sadness stayed with her as she limped la-boriously upstairs and Thomas urged her to explain what was wrong. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But there was no doubt: Beneath his terrible sadness, he felt stronger. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A foggy sadness overwhelmed her, thinking of what they had allowed to happen between them and yet there was the new excitement of freshness, of a relationship on different terms. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Because if there was any sadness on her face, Genie would know that he’d have to get back to figuring out which parent he was going to live with. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z I feel a sharp arrow of sadness, followed by an awful hardness at the thought. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z When my parents sent me away this summer, I shut down all my sadness about Nan being sick, about missing home and Justin. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z “It’s let as well,” she said, allowing just a tiny hint of sadness to creep into her voice. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z That’s what life is, Joseph realized, miracles and sadness, side by side. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z She stared at me and I saw a deep, bleak sadness there, inside of her. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I felt a tug of sadness—I’d nearly forgotten this memory. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z It sounded like a sad thing to say, but she wasn’t sure if she was reading Pet’s emotions properly, or if it could even feel sadness the way she did. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He was swept with sadness, a sadness deep and penetrating, leaving him desolate like someone washed up on a beach, a lone survivor in a world full of strangers. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But for Gogol, relief quickly replaces any lingering sadness. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Whether it was a cry of happiness or sadness, relief or fear, Ivy could not say, but perhaps it was all of these at once. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z His mother and Eugenia were staring at Moss, and there was no pity or sadness in their eyes. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z There was a sludgy black sadness at the bottom of it all. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z His voice was deep and ragged and filled with so much sadness, it registered through my pain. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She felt a yoke of sadness settle onto her own bones. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z All the nervous energy had drained right out of him, replaced by a kind of wistful sadness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She stayed until the doctor left, putting on his black jacket with a gesture of infinite sadness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And there’s so much sadness to him when he says it that I don’t say nothing more, just follow along running back to the house, Manchee barking his head off behind us. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z Three words that hold sadness like a tree holds leaves. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “We are Peñas. Everything we do from this moment on will bring great pride or great sadness to our ancestors.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A few others added their voices in agreement, and a sadness settled on her face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Her voice was trembling with sadness, and she wiped her disconsolate face as she disappeared behind the hut and headed back to the main village. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She had to deal with the sadness of losing her own mother, and worrying about Deputy Collins, who could come to the house at any moment and take everyone she loved away. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I was well aware that my illness was more sadness and exhaustion than flu. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a kind of pool of sadness in her heart she thought, and she wondered why it should be so. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The anger in Hamlet’s face had melted away, leaving only sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z My pain and sadness no longer feel real or personal—no longer mine—when the blackness swallows my surroundings and me with it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z We see all the beauty, and cruelty, and sadness, and love. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z Instead, he was drenched with confusion and sadness when his letters to Miss Goodacre were returned unopened. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z She was always looking for signs of sadness in his face, and she often found such signs. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “Heaven is supposed to be this place of no sadness, right?” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z He realized now that they could hardly have laid Dobby to rest in a more beautiful place, but Harry ached with sadness to think of leaving him behind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Minli looked at Dragon’s downcast eyes and read the years of sadness and frustration in his face. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z He smiled down at her, but it was coated in sadness and it made her chest tighten. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z She took Ben into her confidence about the latter sadness. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a feeling in that car, and it was almost sadness, but it wasn’t. Missing May 1992-03-01T00:00:00Z The sadness falls off my mother a little bit each day, like peeling the ugly brown fuzz off a kiwi fruit and finding the sweet green goodness inside. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z And for many days my heart hurts with the sadness that such a nice woman will not be a part of God's new world. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z At the end of each laugh there was always some feeling of sadness that I couldn’t escape. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z She wrote in her diary, “I feel a great calm sadness, like that of a mother binding out a dear child that she could not support.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z He stopped by a white angel, arm uplifted, a stony sadness. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He stood leaning upon his hoe and he was seized with sadness. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z I’d rather be soaking wet and covered in gritty wet sand and seaweed than living in a land of black robes and pearl buttons and sadness. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Her words hold the same deep sadness and anger as her eyes, and perhaps even a little of their wildness. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But the memories were so raw and so painful that my friends’ inability to find words to say after I’d finished only pushed me deeper into the sadness of what had happened. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z I look up to see sadness flicker across his face, almost instantly replaced by that now-familiar chill. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It was amazing to see an entirely different group of people express their love, sadness, and appreciation for Abuela. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Hurt Cynthia to lose the only grandmother she'd ever known, but her sadness was nothing compared to Cinder's. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z I move over to see what she's looking at, a surprising bubble of sadness welling up. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Meanwhile, inside, I’m all numb, as if I had been buried in sadness and my body got free, but the rest of me is still in captivity. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The pain of the act, the pleasure of it, the sadness of it. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z But mostly, I could taste the sadness in his voice when he told me I couldn’t stay with him for the summer while he worked a railroad job back in Iowa. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z The stronger my anger, the more I am overcome with feelings of sadness and despair. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no bitterness in her voice, just the mortal sadness of looking ahead, toward the end of one’s life, at the gray streets and the rain. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z As we walked home in silence, I could, for the first time, see the sadness on her face and how disappointed she was in herself. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He sighs and there’s so much love and sadness in it I know he’s about to say the truth. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z I leaned in closer, picking up on a strange mix of sadness, guilt, and something else that seemed to be seeping through his pores. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z She spoke through a sigh of sadness or resignation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And a heavy, incomprehensible dark cloud of depression and sadness settled over my own head and heart—a nightmarish web of memories that would hover over me for many years to come. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He leaned over and kissed me, and I smelled the root beer and the strawberry and the sadness all mixed together on his breath. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z My hate empowers and scares me, for with hate in my heart I have no room for sadness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words seemed to be Chinese, but the barbarians understood their sadness and anger. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z You can’t keep the birds of sadness from flying over your head, but you can keep them from nesting in your hair. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I nod eagerly, watching as some of the sadness slides off her face. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z But each time the spoon lands in the girl’s mouth, Lourdes is filled with sadness. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z He saw one small flicker of sadness pass over Spear’s face, took the bottle from his lips. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Even to-day, when shutting drawers and flinging wide a hotel wardrobe, or the impersonal shelves of a furnished villa, is a methodical matter of routine, I am aware of sadness, of a sense of loss. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I’m not going to,” he said, stepping back to try to find Frightful among the branches of the ancient hemlock, but primarily to keep Alice from seeing his great sadness. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z The sight brings on an oppressive sadness that no car about to hit you or water about to drown you can match. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Like when Sophie smiled, just for that instant, there was almost no such thing as sadness. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It reminded Ifemelu of Curt, and made her feel, again, a wistful sadness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z The smooth voice had notes of sadness and joy. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She wished, fleetingly, that her mother was not her mother, and for this she felt not guilt and sadness but a single emotion, a blend of guilt and sadness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z His voice is light, but I’ve heard him enough times now to detect a deep sadness running underneath it. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Shorty grins, but there’s a sadness behind it, like he really will miss me. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She had been lying in the semidarkness nursing this palatable sadness for half an hour when she heard the sound of the police car parked below her window starting up. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z I wish I had not seen it, she thought in a burst of sadness. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z My heart sinks at the thought and sadness spreads throughout my body. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z That’s when I see the legitimate sadness tugging at the corners of her mouth. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I am overwhelmed with this weird feeling that is sadness, but in a way I’ve never felt before. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It huddled on the edge of a dead, dirty lake, fed by a river best known for burning; it was built on a river whose very name meant sadness: Chagrin. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Her sadness was so heavy, it took away her voice. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z And I wondered again at the indistinct sadness welling up in me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z I squeeze it lightly, out of fear that he is fragile now, that he could break from the sadness. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Ancient sadness flares in his eyes, as if he’s remembering someone long dead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z It had all the elements—romance, sadness, an allusion to the war, and faithful love. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I listened to the same heartbroken song the entire bus ride home, because it was still a summer when sadness was beautiful. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I’m willing to do anything to keep that sadness in her eyes from becoming permanent. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Do I detect sadness, Rasheed? Are you reminiscing about your old life?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Sierra let herself get swept up in it, let go of the fear and sadness that had been haunting her limbs since their visit to the printing press, and danced. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z What I felt, right then, was that she was smiling through pained eyes, that the reason for my visit had spread sadness like a dark quilt over the whole house. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Instead, he felt more of a residual, weary sadness. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It sang with yearning and sadness, flowing towards its goal. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z I am torn between happiness and sadness, like something has got a hold of my heart and is pulling it in two different directions. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “In my own way I tell jokes because people come all the way to my place to laugh. I try to be funny for them even when the sadness is on me.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But today she is listening to my sadness because I don’t have a house. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z In addition to the sadness we all experienced, my father had to care for the business alone. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z Madam sighed deeply, like my behavior caused her great sadness. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z My thoughts were split between sadness for Dr. Hyde and excitement about Alaska, remembering the up-close sight of her mouth whispering, “To be continued?” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z The squirrel’s face was a mixture of sadness and concern. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z But that did not lessen the sadness I felt at not being able to make her life more comfortable, or the pain of not being able to lay her to rest. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Now when she looked around at the crowd of people, all sharing the same moment, the same sadness, not one person was like any other. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z They lived happily as man and wife, but always there was sadness too. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But when she did speak of him it always began with reverence and ended with sadness, with her saying, “I never knew how sick he was.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It gives me a twinge of sadness, of missing my mother, to see their colorful petticoats—indigo blue and saffron yellow—and white coifs. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Sinking In the car on the way home the engine battles the hum of silence and sadness that envelops you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z And if every sadness, when it came, turned out at least to be redemptive in the end. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The sadness in George’s voice came from deep inside; she knew her moment onstage was nearly over. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I felt a slight sadness at the thought of not seeing my friends for two months, the length of the Christmas holidays. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “I give it up. And my young friends here seem to be no better at sadness than I am. Mary, can’t you do something? We want our tea.” Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z I've seen her bring back people suffering from immobilizing sadness since. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He loved Walnut Hill in spite of the sadness of the place since Mary died. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But he will never run beside his wolf again, he thought with a sadness too deep for words, or he with a woman, or hold his own son in his arms. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It is as if he was working out some tortured mind game on the page, or distracting himself from an unbearable sadness. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z It would be easy to let the sadness win, knowing they stayed here all those years later, hoping and waiting and wishing to see her again. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I pushed Izio into some deep, deep place inside me and built a dam across my sadness. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Her mother paused, and Candice could almost hear the echo of sadness between them. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Max's eyes are pink with a sadness I don't understand. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Unlike Bodega’s eyes, which were pools of ghosts and sadness, Nazario’s were black holes, nothing could escape them, not even light, as if he could read your mind. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z The sadness in her voice makes me want to give her something, even if it’s only pretend. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z His brow was furrowed, as if my sadness confused and worried him. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z With sudden sadness, he remembered the fledgling gwythaint he had befriended—long ago, it seemed—and wondered how the bird had fared. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z The sight of the stouthearted old warrior, and the cap hardly seeming enough to protect his bald head, filled Taran suddenly with sadness. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “My boy,” said Master Hyrrokkin with deep and gentle sadness, “how could you help?” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She said it was to see that we behaved, but I believe she was glad of an excuse to leave the sadness of the house. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z "I see a deep sadness written upon your face, my light of love." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His voice is official-sounding, but every once in a while, little clouds of sadness travel across it. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A sadness so enormous and overwhelming she does not know what to do with it. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I ran to save Ultima and I ran to preserve those moments when beauty mingled with sadness and flowed through my soul like the stream of time. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Even on the most beautiful days in the whole year—the days when summer is changing into fall—the crickets spread the rumor of sadness and change. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Hazel hadn’t known him very long, but she understood, even shared, his sadness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The sadness, the grayness, the denseness, had miraculously disappeared. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “But there was a sadness in him. Never knew what the trouble was, but no matter how big his smile or loud his laugh, you could hear the hurt underneath.” Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I was still a part of it all, playing ball, eating, reading, experiencing the death of a family member, and the sadness. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z “There’s no such thing as happiness. No such thing as sadness, or anger, or anything else. ” King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z My father was in the kitchen and there was a strange brooding sadness on his face. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When he sees the K, his eyes go hard behind the mask, and for a moment, sadness and fury burn in his gaze. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z But there’s something about her—the cities on her shoes, the flash of bravery, the unnecessary sadness—that makes me want to know what the word will be when it stops being a sound. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z He shakes his head, his dark eyes filled with sadness. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She felt joy that they had welcomed her, and sadness that they were leaving; but then she felt surprise as well. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Although the woman’s gaze held more sadness than anger, there was something cold in her eyes. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z But beneath the sadness, her heart felt too big for her body. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z But not even her happiness could chase the sadness from Prosper's face. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I guess I have forgiven us both, although sometimes in the night my dreams will take me back to the sadness, and I have to wake up and forgive us again. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z That evening the Joseph Bell rang out a message of sadness and grief to Redwall Abbey. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Her sadness, her grief over her lost children, overwhelmed her. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z They were full of sadness and love and desperation. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures 2013-09-24T00:00:00Z She would have enough sadness with my mother in the days to come. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z All of a sudden I feel a big sadness, so far from my family. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z “No, nothing,” said Dumbledore, and a great sadness filled his face. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z “No,” he said, his expression changing suddenly from surprised embarrassment to sadness. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Awakening from this dream, he was overwhelmed by a feeling of great sadness. Siddhartha 1922-01-01T00:00:00Z We know that they can feel sadness, fear, despair, loneliness, boredom. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z He never glossed over sadness or tragedy, but he always said, “Life is such a gift!” Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She came back to herself and studied Jam for a little bit, the sadness lifting from her eyes. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He never knew what that meant, but it was always said with a hint of sadness. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z I don’t understand the electricity in my body, this panic, this sadness, hatred, emotions that manifest into physical pains. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z After landing in South Carolina, she realized that she had banished her mother not from sadness but from rage. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z I ran over to Mama, whimpering with relief that this ghastly scene was over and she had been saved, yet aching with a great sadness I could not at the time find words for. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z So I try to shove my sadness down as deep as I can by imagining I'm holding Amma’s hand and leading her out of jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I am already feeling some of the sadness now, and it isn’t even happening. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I was so excited that I forgot my sadness about the audition. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z A small sadness in light of everything else. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I felt the sadness growing inside me, and if I thought about what this meant, that sadness would take root and never leave. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z He looked back at Pong with a sadness that didn't match his happy-go-lucky grin. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z As Cole stared at the tiny bodies, sadness flooded through him. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z She saw a desolate sadness in its place. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Even with the huge amount of sadness he felt, Darkness’s compliments made Nathan momentarily smile. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z I love releasing all that emotion on stage, but I am ready to release more than sadness and pain. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z With a mixture of sadness and relief, Lee and his three aides ride past the Union lines. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z We must curb our fury, and allow sadness to diminish, and speak our stories with coolness and deliberation. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The thought of a baby continues to comfort him as he spirals down into sadness. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Tom had a Reb officer in tow, a weary gentleman with a face of grime and sadness, of exhausted despair. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z She loved writing and singing songs, but she had been so filled with sadness that she had lost the heart to sing. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And there's so much sadness in his face. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z If not, people would have the birds of sadness nesting in their hair all the time, because of nuclear war and the greenhouse effect and bombs and stabbings and lunatics. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I was used to almost every church funeral starting this way, and it killed me because I knew that the truth is that people do come in sadness. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Fishtail gave a little smile, but there was still too much sadness in him to laugh. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z We had not only lost our childhood in the war but our lives had been tainted by the same experiences that still caused us great pain and sadness. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And it’s not a beautiful sadness—beautiful sadness is a myth. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z “Oh Lord,” a woman said in the quiet that followed, her voice full of sadness and awe. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z At the same time I also return with a deep sense of sadness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked as if a whole family of the birds of sadness were nesting in her hair. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Thomas felt a pang of sadness—it was possible he might never see Chuck or Teresa or any of them again. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I think he’s finally catching up to my mother. He’s just begun to feel the sadness of growing old, if that’s what it is. Decrepitude, obsolescence. There’s no good cure.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z All the same, a little sadness was settling on her as she kept hacking away, moving further round the island temple until she was out of sight of the road. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z A sadness washed over him, as if he missed her, wanted to see her. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “I blacked it out of my mind because of the sadness and hurting,” he told me. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Again and again, the matriarch of the household wipes my sadness away with the end of her sari. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z At first he thought it might be his sadness over the condidon of his room which kept him from eadng, but he very soon became reconciled to the alteradons in his room. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z She dropped her eyes, trying to show sadness, but I knew the truth. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z I sit back on my heels and look at him with a mixture of sadness and satisfaction. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I don’t want to feel the sadness caught in my chest start to rise and fill me up until it feels like I’m stuck beneath the water of the bayou. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z But she just stared back, unflinching, her eyes haunted with fear and sadness that only softened when Henrietta rocked her back and forth. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z His face was still; Tayo didn’t know the last few minutes if it was anger or sadness he saw. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I started wondering if the birds of sadness had built their nest in Mrs. Cadaver’s hair afterward, and if so, how she got rid of them. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z She assumed she’d be full of sadness on the day that happened. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z She felt a small sadness at this thought. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z She should be hurrying to join him—but a sadness held her back, like a heavy stone in her chest. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Lupita let out a deep sigh of sadness, asking herself if even the effectiveness of hard work could be trusted. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z The sadness, like a brick around my neck. We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z Her heart broke in grief and sadness; she fell from the sky and turned herself into the Jade River in hopes that she could somehow he reunited, with her children. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z For the first and probably the only time in my life, I see something a little like sadness in her eyes. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z The only feeling inside, other than the pain, was one of extreme sadness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m dreading being stuck at home, where Mom’s sadness hangs over everything like the smell of burnt toast. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Their magic elixir might have ended my quivers and shakes, but a wicked sadness was brewing inside. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z I think it’s fair to say, however, that as my appearance changed in those years a species of sadness infiltrated my parents’ love. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Hearing this, I felt an old and indistinct sadness well up in me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z For all its obvious theatricality, the painting is surprisingly muted: David seems to contemplate Goliath with a mixture of sadness and pity. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I could hear the sadness in her voice. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When the flight ended, and the spacecraft plopped into the Pacific Ocean, I felt both great happiness and sadness. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z He calls her name, and then in a voice drunk with sadness he calls for his sons, his daughters, he doesn’t want to be left alone. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Instinctively she looked over her shoulder, and a fresh stab of sadness nearly winded her. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Thomas turned to look at Teresa, paled at the sadness in her blue eyes. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Again, Thomas felt the pang of sadness in his heart, felt the urge to get Chuck home safely stronger than he’d ever felt it before. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Her eyes were small and of a dull black in color, and were filled with some sadness that was not clearly expressed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z Here there is too much sadness and not enough sky. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She said it like a joke, but Piper sensed the sadness behind her words. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z And late at night, the sounds of sadness creep underneath the bedroom doors and along the dark halls. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z They came and went in shifts that final week, everyone exhausted and mute with sadness. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The rest of Nichols’ weekend was a fog of anger and sadness: what right did Dr. King have to upend her career plans? Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Mom smiled at me over her shoulder, her eyes full of love and sadness and the whole world all at once. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They had songs we could dance to at family parties, and ballads that could send you into a black hole of sadness. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z The younger Halliday gazes down at the corpse of his older self with mock sadness, then turns to address the assembled mourners.* Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Slowly, it’s replaced by sadness and, soon, realization. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I’m about to say this to Mom when I realize the car has filled up with the thickest, heaviest kind of sadness and it’s not mine. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z There was no relief left in Moss, just a tired sadness as he watched Shawna make her way out of the room. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z You might even say, “We don’t owe anyone our sadness, but the sharing of it is what friends do. It makes the sadness less. Friends don’t care if you like the same football squad.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Darnell's despair, his sadness in recognizing that they could do whatever they wanted to him with impunity, was utterly disheartening. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Woody lies suspended in the warm darkness, buoyed up by a sadness both heaxry and sweet. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z I am so numb already, I don’t think I can feel any more sadness. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z The anger drained from me in an instant, replaced by a deep sadness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Seeing his smile erased the final traces of my sadness. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z “Why would you want to be around sadness all the time?” she asked. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Whenever I think back on those days, I feel a great sadness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z My cry was not a cry of sadness. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t think so,” she said with a tinge of sadness in her voice. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z His mother rolled her eyes, but the sadness was gone. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Baba’s lips, formed from the tree trunk’s bark, were pressed tight, his ligneous face full of a quiet sadness. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The music she played was the kind that sawed through you, cutting into the secret chambers of your heart and setting the sadness free. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sadness overtakes you; it’s like saying you’ll get a soup and a sandwich at the end of the year, and that’s it. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Nothing changed inside her except the size of her sadness. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Thomas laughed, mostly to push away the sudden surge of sadness the statement caused. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z Rondell watched me do this and a look of sadness went into his eyes. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z But laced through it all was a profound sadness. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z I’d like to have a word for “the sadness inspired by failing restaurants” as well as for “the excitement of getting a room with a minibar.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I could not shake the almost desperate sadness all this evoked, and I marveled that sounds could so degrade the spirit. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I heard the sadness in my voice, but I didn’t know if he could as well. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z There’s a sadness in her expression tempered by hope. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Eyes like hers can’t help but carry sadness; even as a child her parents were alarmed by the weight in her eyes. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z I looked up to see her face, and Grandma dug a smile from beneath her layers of frowns and sadness. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z As I walked toward him, Papá turned to look at me, and his face broke into a rueful smile that didn’t quite match the sadness in his hazel eyes. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I remembered his face when he was sick, and my sadness when I thought that he would die. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z As drunk as he is, Atzerodt does an artful job of pretending sadness, saying that the whole Lincoln assassination is a terrible tragedy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes—not very often, for inevitably it caused sadness—people described their places of origin: places with cruel governments, harsh punishments, desperate poverty, or false comforts. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z He felt great sadness for the gentle, happy man who had been so brutally entangled and had left two children fatherless. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Or watch first light with the sadness left over from finding Rose Dear in the morning twisted into water much too small. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound lifted up to the skies in a way that filled me with a simple sadness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I could tell that Mrs. Winterbottom was trying to rise above some awful sadness she was feeling, but Prudence couldn’t see that. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Still, the whole idea wrapped me in sadness. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She comforts those flying home alone for funerals, sadness seeping from every pore. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Like Janina’s, they had become enormous, as if to hold his sadness. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z I don't think I'm imagining the sadness on his face. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He’s gazing at me with kindness and also with sadness. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z I wonder if she can hear the sadness in my voice. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z The very next day, in order that we might both try to forget our great sadness, my grandmother started telling me stories. The Witches 1983-10-27T00:00:00Z But that aching sadness did not go away. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z He felt weighted down with sadness, as if there were stones tied to the hem of his robes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z The farther I am away from the village, the more my anger overtakes my sadness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Though I had felt little love for my father, sadness like the constant tide swept over me, leaving me limp. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Wire-rimmed glasses sit on a wide nose, and her deep-set hazel eyes are two pools of sadness. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Finally Linda angrily turned off the radio and just sat at the table with her head resting in the fluff of clean kiddie togs, overcome by an almost pristine sadness, a feeling of hopelessness. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z For a good thirty seconds, Colonel Meecham sat reflecting in his chair staring at his steaming coffee with an ineffable sadness. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I suppose now that my mother was locked in some dark world of sadness, but at the time, all I knew was that I had lost not only a father, but a mother as well. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The same happiness, the same sadness, the same good fortune, the same faults. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z For homeroom, Ben had a large bovine woman named Mrs. Troutman who had an eerie sadness about her face even though she smiled all the time. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z From that day forward, the hopeful part of my heart was buried in sadness. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z One of the ways the sadness came out was when they slept. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z He smiles and doesn’t try to keep any of the sadness off his face. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Not so much of sadness as of farewell. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z These thoughts ambushed my mind, and I couldn’t fight the cloud of sadness that descended over me. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z And so by the time I met Aziz, she was the old woman who offered stale candy and whose house smelled like sadness. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I see him swallow, I hear his sadness everywhere. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z As Moss crossed 12th Street, he could feel the sadness settle into his bones, pulling him forward and down. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But as Caroline’s wedding approaches—she is to be married April 30, 1873—Vincent is more and more swamped by his sadness. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Trey, like Dad, can say, do something offbeat and lighten heaviness, sadness. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z “I will name him. Yes. I will name this mouse Despereaux, for all the sadness, for the many despairs in this place. Now, where is my mirror?” The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z “Looks like it,” Berry replied, but even though she was smiling, I could see the sadness in her eyes. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He sensed, in her voice, the sadness of defeat, as though her friends who were leaving for teaching positions in Canada and America had confirmed to her a great personal failure. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z My fears and my sadness were all knotted up inside me. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z My stomach sinks, and a wave of sadness makes me want to fall to the ground and wail. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Then he felt a deep sadness at how few books there were on the table, in the whole house. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But Sidhean had always seemed, to Ash, to harbor an unexplained sadness. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z They were more than just something to interest him, they became friends, and when they left, moving and splashing out of the bay in the middle of the night, he watched them with growing sadness. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z She spoke without sadness, and seeing her smile and hearing her beautiful Southern voice made me glad I’d come to the bridge that night. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z But no excuse eased the sadness that welled in their hearts. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z But one need not oppose abortion on moral or religious grounds to feel shaken by the notion of a private sadness being converted into a public good. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z I think he found a way to never let the sadness in. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z He is not surprised, he thought with sadness, but the fear is there. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z His sadness was for all of it: for Village, no longer the happy place it had been; for Kira, no longer the sturdy, eager young woman he had always known. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Her hand on his face wiping away the sadness at his parents’ absence. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z One can only imagine Bobby’s shock, anger, and sadness at hearing this. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He stood in front of me, towering, not even a hint of a smile, only worry and sadness and something verging on panic. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Yet the spring air held a sadness too, sharper than all the loneliness of winter. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z I had no idea that, in those years of trying to rid myself of sadness and depression through drinking, I had created a dependency in my body and my mind. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Everyone had her favorite; the older widows asked for the poems about the sadness of life and the younger ones for the poems about love. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z The chaplain looked at me with a kind of sadness. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z He said it with a sadness that just got all into me. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z If being a man meant always having to act confident and never being able to admit feeling sadness or self-doubt, it was just as much of a trap as being a woman was. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z The sadness in her eyes has been replaced by the glimmer of mischief. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Was there a twinge of sadness in his eyes? Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z I got a sadness inside me growing so big I feel I’m about to bust. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Little by little, he began to feel the joy and sadness of others. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z He felt his first tickle with me, I thought, somehow pleased within my frustration and sadness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Because now there was a sadness in the room like a thick gray ghost at my shoulder. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z His face was drawn in the twilight, as if the flush of anger had been ripped out of him and he’d been left with nothing more than gray sadness. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Weary creases ring the queen's eyes, and sadness slopes her shoulders forward over the sleeping princess. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It contained tons of sadness and guilt, but it wasn’t absolute. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z There was a sadness about them, as if this old world was not their home and they were bound for higher ground. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z She is so lost in her sadness that she has no idea how visible it is. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z She found that she did, along with sadness and fear and excitement. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I swallow, trying to get rid of the pressure in my throat, the unbelievable sadness that comes and comes as I look at it looking back at me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The deeply wrinkled face of a sleeping woman looks back at me, alongside her grace, fragility, and her sadness. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z I thought I detected a glimmer of sadness in his eyes, a real kind of pain, but just as quickly, it was gone, replaced by his usual confident expression. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Also, there was a difference in its depth; his current sadness was as deep as a pool that went up to his neck. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Her eyes were red-rimmed, and she told me she couldn’t stand my dad’s sadness. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z The strength of this immutable desire saved her from the mediocrity and sadness of her fate. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuck was too short for his eyes to reach where Thomas could see them as he spoke, but from his next statement, Thomas imagined them filling with a bleak sadness, maybe even tears. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The other little dog, the one who had been his childhood companion for years, had lived a happy, active life, died in his sleep, and had been buried with ceremony and sadness beyond the garden. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Bigio opened her mouth, but the only sounds that came out were the sounds of sadness. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Beau’s love somehow stirred up all my sunken sadness. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She felt a certain sadness for him, however. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He pressed his hand to his face to protect that fleeting kiss and he did not smile, because he was filled with sadness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words dripped into the cold air, and while she seemed awash in sadness, she did not shed another tear. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The twinge of sadness in her voice suddenly seemed to be about more than Stick being gone, but I wasn’t sure what else it meant. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z Koffi felt a distinct pluck of sadness in his absence, but when the goddess cleared her throat, she refocused. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “I’m not saying you shouldn’t grieve. Or just give up and let the sadness or anger take you over. But what’s the step after that?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Sometimes I took the picture out and just looked at Minerva, imagining the sadness surrounding her existence. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z As mad as he was at his father, as much as his father deserved it, Nathan didn’t like intentionally causing his father the same sadness that Nali was feeling. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z When it reached the place between her sari and her blouse, her roll of sadness, her bare midriff, Baby Kochamma screamed and hit the air with her hymnbook. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Sweet sadness filled the room as man and wife and babe faded like the morning mist, only the music lingering behind to speed her on her way. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z All that happened in the snow and cold, the storytelling and the sadness, too, was left behind. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Moving between sadness and anger this fast and hard would give him whiplash, but he couldn’t stop. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z No more worries, no more sadness, no more adventures, no more sun. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z When she says this, I don’t feel tears swelling or sadness in my heart. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z When she looks up again, I see confusion and sadness in her eyes. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Even though she’s three thousand miles away, the sadness in her voice flows into me, making my eyes prickle. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z The tired on his face was almost as bad as the sadness. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z Now, my footsteps heavy with sadness, I walked back home with Zuraiqee. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z In the days that followed September 15, 1963, sadness consumed me. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He felt sad, and yet his sadness was incomplete; he felt expectant too, an excitement he did not entirely understand. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Prosper looked at Scipio contemptuously, but inside he felt numb with sadness and disappointment. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z He carried so much sadness and loneliness, so much heartache. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A little sadness still curled inside me because this was the first time we’d ever had a Thanksgiving dinner without Gran. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z His eyes hadn’t fully adjusted to the darkness, but he knew his mother’s eyes were full of sadness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “It’s one of the great fallacies, it seems to me,” said Lee, “that time gives much of anything but years and sadness to a man.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z He would rather have heard this than anything, for he knew that his unquenchable, wayward old clown was not made for sadness or uncertainty. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I pull away—pull the sadness back in so that by the time I get to the hospital my eyes won’t be red. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z They were dressed in black, silent and dry-eyed, as befits the norms of sadness in a country accustomed to the dignity of grief. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Eleanor took a breath, wondering if she could speak now, and then she heard a little soft cry which broke her heart, a little infinitely sad cry, a little sweet moan of wild sadness. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z That feeling, the heart-swallowing guilt, the sadness that took hold and never let itself be shaken free—how did you tell someone that? The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z His expression slowly folded into a mask of ancient sadness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Would they have been happy, out in the wild, or would the dark, twisted sadness between them have grown up even without the Capitol’s help? Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z This was as close as I came to my beautiful Mama every day, and I cherished the moment despite her sadness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z But I did become sadder, and sadness gets boring after a while, for the sad person and for everyone around them. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought he could hear the sadness now, but nothing more than that. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z All the same, I was overcome with a strange sadness, at odds with the relief I had expected to feel, now that the threat which had hung over me for so long was removed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z She is sorry to wake me, I can see, but that sorrow is a minor part of a much larger sadness. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z And then, in a sudden gust, my sadness turned to cold anger. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Mama looked right into my eyes and smiled a genuine smile that showed all the sadness around her mouth and behind her eyes. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z There had been times when his heart spent hours telling of its sadness, and at other times it became so emotional over the desert sunrise that the boy had to hide his tears. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Fear prickled my skin, but above all, I felt sadness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z In an instant a flood of sadness and tragedy had overtaken everyone, and I began to worry that it would be impossible for this family to leave Herbert. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z They were almost at the end now, and Bran felt a sadness creeping over him. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It was all just sitting right there at the top of my throat, just behind my eyes, all the sadness and guilt that’s built up inside me like a pile of trash at the dump. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t too long after that that Hazel’s mother sat her down and explained that Jack’s mom was sad, that she was sick with sadness. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z And finally, when they turned and headed north, dead into the wind where he could not follow, he felt a sadness at their going, their leaving him. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He was linear, solemn, and had a pensive air and the sadness of a Saracen and a mournful glow on his face that was the color of autumn. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z As she spoke it seemed like a world of sadness surrounded her. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Ah, Bailey,” Leon sighed, his voice fluttering with sadness. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z As we sit in silence, I feel sadness spreading inside me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Though a ghost, will sadness make me older...and older? Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z But there was a sadness in his voice, and he wasn’t smiling. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Even in times of sadness, he tells Theo, “one must work and be bold if one really wants to live.” Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Her eyes are wide now and full of something that isn't sadness or humor—it's craziness. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Mrs. Zuckerman, at work in the kitchen, heard the crickets, and a sadness came over her, too. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Ralph had watched the water fight with sadness in his heart, never guessing the scene would one day hearten him, as it did now. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z All in all, I spent my time in an aimless, crushing sadness, consumed by an alternating dread and desire that I might be caught. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z I am filled with both sadness and wonder. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z But I do not know how to go on living with such sadness. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Not even if you make her poor and try to kill her slowly in the little-by-little poison of sadness. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z There is joy and sadness in Suesetta’s eyes when I say this. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She set off before dawn the next morning, her heart full of sadness, wondering whether she would ever be able to carry the calabashes all the way back from the river. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z He couldn’t face Esperanza, and the shame of yelling at his mother—Moss knew better than to do that—dulled the sadness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She felt as she had all the years before: a quivering inside, as though a string under her ribs had been plucked, and a rush of joy and sadness mixed together. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mark was barely holding onto his mind, but he felt a sudden, unbearable sadness. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The breeze today was the kind you opened the shutters for, the kind that carried away old sin and flakes of sadness. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z A new sadness blanketed him, the sadness of his coming days, when he would feel the world slightly off-kilter, his vision unfocused. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Varys gave a long weary sigh, the sigh of a man who carried all the sadness of the world in a sack upon his shoulders. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She liked seeing the young, important Kennedy families, and in her way, she liked the sadness of the country weeping for them. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Emptiness ate away at his insides, quickly replaced by a sadness that hurt his heart. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z With a mixture of sadness and relief, Severo decided that his brother-in-law and his machine must have fallen into some hidden crevice of the cordillera, where they would never be found. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Gray raised his head in a howl that turned the air itself to sadness. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They bore him high and they bore him proudly and there was an angry sadness in their eyes. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z But homesickness would often strike them, spreading like a terrible fever; some wasted away out of sadness. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z It was nostalgic and melancholy, a beautiful sadness for the, things she had missed and the things she would never know. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z I was tired suddenly of feeling so bereft, so unmoored by sadness. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z Part of me would like to talk to them, but I wonder if Grammy is right—maybe talking about things just stirs up sadness. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The sadness in her husband’s eyes was unsettling to her. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse 2015-11-10T00:00:00Z There was a sadness in his eyes I had never seen before. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z The frog gazed at itself in the cursed water as if seeing for the first time and saw that what the princess said was true, and its sadness was beyond measure. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The man was motionless, sadness all over his face. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The thought of not going to school made my body heavy with sadness. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Her sadness makes her impossibly beautiful, like snow blanketing a barren landscape. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I stepped back from the sadness in his face; it filled the room and threatened to pull me in. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z "He was right to worry, because I had a fearful temper when I was younger. But sadness drove all the anger out of me after your father died." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z I keep willing myself to be happy, but there are days when the sadness arrives and sits on my head. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It was still there, despite all the death and disease and misery and sadness and loss everywhere else. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The familiar sadness had settled into her eyes and mouth. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The players were aware of nothing, the frantic yells of the crowd, the clock, the dwindling light, the gray sadness of it all. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re a good boy,” she said, and though she was smiling, he could hear sadness in it, too. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z He put his hand to his chest, surprised by the sudden sadness he felt. Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z I just thought to myself that in the palm of my hand, there was this one tape that had all of these memories and feelings and great joy and sadness. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z It was because of an overwhelming sadness that came over me being near the water. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z As I finish Soledad’s story, I know that despite her tragedies, she will go far in life, even though she will have to live with this piece of sadness inside her forever. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She felt her neck, adjusted her scarf, and then smiled at me with a faint sadness. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Fear, loneliness, desperation, sadness, even the slightest hint of joy. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z “Try again, sweetie,” Dad said, sadness decorating the edges of his words. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z But today, all the sadness I’ve been holding inside wants to burst out of me. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Miss Garcia’s expression is complicated, all mixed up with sadness, excitement, and dread. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z When I looked back, her eyes were red, but I couldn’t tell if it was from anger or sadness. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z How was I going to explain my sadness, which I am unable to hide as it takes over my face, to my new family, especially the children? A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The room was stifling with a weird tension, this strange sadness, when finally Shannon spoke up. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He said you could see the sadness in their faces from having lived through so much destruction. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z They feed off sorrow and sadness and the stink of blood. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Fadi looked at the sadness on his father’s face and wanted to hide away in a ball of shame. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I hated letting my dad see all that sadness inside of me. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z And so, though we lived under the same roof until after Mama died, to spare her another sadness, we had already started on our separate lives. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I do hope I did not sense a certain sadness at my innocence. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s sadness, as I remember how I felt the last time we boarded this boat. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z My anger is completely gone, but the sadness is back. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z He does have a name, I do not know why, for surely our hearts will feel stabs of sadness when he goes. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z Excitement and sadness made me feel as if my heart would explode if I waited any longer, but on such a narrow path I couldn’t walk past all those in front of me. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z And so he made her eggs, and played with Buchi in the living room downstairs, and after Buchi fell asleep, he read the newspapers, all the time his head furred with that sadness. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Shirley could not bear to see the sadness on the Señora’s face and lowered her gaze until it rested on the old woman’s hands. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Hatun is home now, and his presence helps to heal Mama’s sadness over my absence. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “Goodbye,” I said, and there was a tiny sprig of sadness pushing up from my heart. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh,” I said, and I felt a new, numbing rush of sadness. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Still He felt an enormous sadness that he didn't entirely understand, when he watched Kira with her children. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He looked at his father more closely and saw perhaps more sadness and frustration in Adam than may have been there. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Maybe it was just the manifestation of his anger and sadness and helplessness. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z He started crying—not out of happiness, I could tell, but not out of sadness, either. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The expression on his face changed rapidly, from fear to sadness to anger. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z Only bit of sadness left in me is for the deer. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z All the other animals now said that they were wicked and that they should not have caused so much sadness to the growers of the crops. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z My memory transported me into moments of both great joy and sadness. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z There was sadness in her eyes, and he realized she must be grieving for the loss of the garden as deeply as Julie. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z “Don’t look at me like that,” Mama says, that familiar sadness creeping into her expression. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Before the giggles can escape my lips, a feeling of sadness pushes them down. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But she also seemed to be hiding a deep sadness, like she felt guilty about something. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z We have a lot of sadness inside us, Mrs. Nielsen and I. I feel sorry for the both of us. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z She felt Imogen Sokoloff would have done that, would have savored the slight feeling of sadness and the beauty of the harbor view while holding the skirt of her pretty white dress above her knees. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z I stepped onto the raft, and a wave of sadness pulled a lump into my throat. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z There was so much to do and so many people to greet that Joseph was able to put his sadness out of his mind for minutes at a time. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z The first is the sadness and anger warring on Mr. Gideon’s face as he watches me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I searched deep for some sign of sympathy or sadness or remorse for the lives he had cut short, for the pain he had caused so many people. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Some of the sadness that had hung over her like a dark cloud for the past few days dissipated. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Pure sadness from a black woman with this gorgeous afro. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Thinking of it after all this time, she almost wept at the sadness of all it implied. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And when I’m done, and a sadness fills the car, I decide to tell her about other days, other lives. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z The king was left with only the child for company, along with more sadness than one man should bear alone. A Monster Calls 2011-05-05T00:00:00Z It was the in-between time, before day leaves and night comes, a time I’ve never been partial to because of the sadness that lingers in the space between going and coming. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z There’s no sadness, no disappointment—there’s nothing but anger on Sandy’s face. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The hearth fire hissed and popped in the silence that fell after my question, and the Paqo’s face was filled with new lines that spoke of sadness. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z She spoke of her sadness in Eskimo, for she could not recall any English. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanin pressed her lips together, as if to seal in her sadness, her regret. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “So you finally got your dream,” my mother said, with a mixture of joy and sadness. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Everywhere, it seemed, in the trees and water and sky, a great worldwide sadness came pressing down on me, a crushing sorrow, sorrow like I had never known it before. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z He wrote this in his e-mail to Ifemelu, how his mother s sadness with her job had also made him sad. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z As recognition slowly came to him, his face took on an expression of great sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Fadi’s breath caught in his throat, and a sense of sadness wafted over him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A look of deep melancholy crossed the Mathemagician’s face and his eyes grew moist with sadness. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z I saw her asleep, and went out for a little stroll myself; I walked along the cliffs to the westward, and was full of sweet sadness, for I was thinking of Jonathan. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I hear anger and relief, sadness and terror, woven all at once through her words. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I swallowed a sadness lump in the back of my throat. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss’s sadness fell to the background, dulled by a growing rage. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z As Jake spoke, I watched David’s face and could almost feel the full range of his thoughts—starting with defensive anger and moving on to fear, then sadness, and finally horror. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In spite of their sadness—because of it, even; for their sadness was the symptom of their love for one another—the three young men were happy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes, one a gentle tea brown, the other milky, both rimmed in silver whiskers, watched me with wistful sadness. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z When I went by the rhinoceros pit I fancied the rhinos’ heads were hung low with sadness over the loss of one of their dear companions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He looked at the little girl ironing away so quietly with her head bent over the board and he was stabbed by the soft sadness on the child’s thin face. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They laughed and smiled a lot, as if the world had no sadness or tears. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z There is sadness and suffering on both parts. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z There is always sadness and hunger in her eyes. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Like all the pain in the world, all the sadness and loneliness and heartbreak, is funneled through my mom’s lungs. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Our bodies were glued together and I was happy for a little while, but I didn’t know that this deep sadness was waiting for me like an open door. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But on this first reading, she calls forth distress, sadness, barely controlled rage. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I didn’t hear sadness in her voice, and that helped me to break the bonds of terror. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice is rueful, but there’s no sadness on his face. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Though he had carried himself with a certain chill and proud bearing, his demeanor had been a shield to hide the profound sadness I had only caught a glimpse of that first night. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z With his new, heightened feelings, he was overwhelmed by sadness at the way the others had laughed and shouted, playing at war. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Waves of sadness swept over Liyana unexpectedly every time they entered a house that might become theirs and left it again. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z Somkit stood over him, his face a jumble of sadness and rage. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There had been no sadness for Jethro when only the little boys were there; these three had been imaginary playmates for him when he was younger. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z The sadness was for themselves, even though they were much better off now than they had been, say, just last night at this time. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The sadness in her eyes deepened, and Jam took her hand, not understanding what pain was coming up but feeling its ripples in the air. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Our own particular Price family sadness seemed to belong to another time that we didn’t need to think about anymore. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Or a sadness so deep, like your very core has been hollowed out and fed back to you from a dirty bucket? Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z And he had been hiding something worse than sadness. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z I don’t want her to consider me dead before I am, or ever bring her any sadness. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Many a woman, white or black, waving to her husband as the trains of soldiers pulled out of the station, harbored anxiety alongside her sadness and pride, worried about how to make ends meet. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I close my eyes and let the darkness grow and spread until it morphs from a feeling of sadness into something worse: a memorv, a flashback. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z She let out a laugh, and then she put her hand over her mouth, like she was angry at herself for forgetting her sadness. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to Samuel that Adam might be pleasuring himself with sadness. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Taisin saw the sadness that dragged at his shoulders; his ashen face, drawn with grief. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z June’s head popped up, a grin pushing out the momentary sadness in her eyes. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z It made me want to cry for Daddy’s sadness, for my sadness...for the sadness of everything. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Each time, his beauty pierced me through with sadness. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z I don't know what I'd do without you all up under me, my grandmother says and there's a sadness in her voice. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z The cold went out of her eyes and a weak sadness took its place. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Her emotions welled inside her and she could feel them washing against her insides: sadness and regret and anger and pain and confusion and relief and more she couldn’t name. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z From the way Chaol said “used to” with a tinge of sadness, she assumed much had been lost. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z This is the look of sadness that I imagine on his face when we speak on the phone. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Her look wasn’t filled with rage, there was strength and sadness, which made it painfully familiar. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I look at Connor, and a wave of sadness washes over me. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His mother laughed, but there was sadness in her voice. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The long-delayed death of their ship sent a wave of sadness and depression over the crew. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z I catch a dent of sadness in his eyes, but it disappears immediately as Ritchie quickly smooths it over. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Looking at the elementary schoolers in their colorful T-shirts from various day camps, Percy felt a twinge of sadness. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I thank God for that, and I feel more determined to solve my problems or get over my sadness, or whatever. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z The song is happy, but there’s a sadness in her voice that settles right on top of me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z Pain rises around me, so sharp and real it is better than the sadness. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They loved each other dearly, so it was with great sadness when, one day, the dragon told her they must part. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z The prince wore a suit of black as a statement of sadness. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I asked him, and he said, ‘They’re the rare worst of bad luck. You take a flight of white pigeons and they’ll bring sadness and death. Get gray ones.’ East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Kainene leaned against Olanna and then, as if she had suddenly remembered something, she got up and straightened her dress; Olanna felt the slow sadness of missing a person who was still there. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z But there was a sadness to her as well. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Strange wailing sounds filled her ears—millions of heartbroken voices, as if the river were made of distilled sadness. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mark could only imagine the sadness that must have been stamped in his features. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Mama said the words with a strange sadness before patting Diko again. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z There was a touch of sadness in her voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z “We are Peñas. Everything we do from this moment on will bring great pride or great sadness to our ancestors.” The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z The anger inside him was being replaced by an overwhelming sadness. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z He nestled in her arms, and she knew she would rather the than let them be parted and face that sadness again; it would send her mad with grief and terror. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z One city still remained In spite of all that had happened, Selitos looked at Lanre with pity, and when he spoke it was with sadness in his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z For the birth of her beloved grandchild was just as the dragon had told her, the greatest joy and sadness at the same time. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z I never told him the reason because I really had no idea where the sadness and depression came from. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ben’s staring right at me, sadness everywhere around him, his Noise so weighted with it, it’s a wonder he can stay upright. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The sadness of leaving hits me in a wave. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Scoob might’ve made it back to center—more concerned with G’ma’s sadness than his own unease—if he hadn’t caught sight of the Tennessee license plate on the rear bumper of the RV again. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z He felt the beginning of an awful anger, an unbearable sadness, suppressed it. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Normally I’d be offended since I did all this work pretending sadness, but right now it’s a good thing she keeps her eyes fixed to the little screen. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The incredible sadness he has carried for so long is gone, replaced by serene joy. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z I decided to just ignore every thought that came to my head, because it brought too much sadness. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z Jinjoo heard her and once again felt that mix of sadness and anger that her mother would always put her husband before her children. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z She didn’t have to: Genie could feel her sadness. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z That I could not make her eat fills me with sadness, even as I joy to watch my baby grow fat from my milk. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I almost wished it was someone I knew, to give new form and depth to the sadness I still felt. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Arya heard sadness in his voice; he did not often speak of his father, or of the brother and sister who had died before she was bom. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But other dangers were waiting in the forests that remained, and along the quiet, empty fields where the ghosts of trees seemed to whisper their sadness. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z But watching the sadness move across his dad’s eyes, he knew it wasn't. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Chiron’s eyes were deep brown, full of thousands of years of sadness. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z As he wiped it off, sadness once again welled up in his heart. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Moss stared at it, then up at Daley, whose face was contorted in sadness and hope. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But that feeling mixes with sadness that he had to ask her to make these words so he could invite me to his party. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The old woman nodded, and there was a touch of renewed sadness in her voice. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z She opens the box and stuffs in any stray unmanageable feelings, any wayward sadness or regret, and clamps it shut. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Father had not had to release a single newchild this year, so Gabriel would have represented a real failure and sadness. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z I felt some sadness for the king's passing, but even greater pity for Gertrude, bowed by the weight of her loss. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Even now, as the carriage creaked slowly up the mountain, Nok could feel her mother looking, her eyes disappointed and full of sadness. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Anger just distracts from the all-encompassing sadness, the frank knowledge that you killed her and robbed her of a future and a life. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z I heard a deep sadness in her tone. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Ironically, while she was at Bergen-Belsen, she had the opportunity to talk to Anne, who was dying of hunger, disease, and sadness. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z There was a tension at the comers of her mouth that could have veered toward sadness or joy. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z His face might be totally different, but the same soul was in there—the same intelligence and all the sadness. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z But sadness gets sympathy, so I stick with that. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As Jake spoke, I watched David’s face and could almost feel the full range of his thoughts—starting with defensive anger and moving on to fear, then sadness, and finally horror. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Her face was laced with sadness and a trace of pity. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z She smiled at Kaede, a smile that sloughed off Kaede’s lingering doubts and sadnesses, and she said, “My huntress: You shall have your reward for what you have given me.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Even though it seemed a logical conclusion, I never connected my newfound sadness and depression with my friends’ violent deaths. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z As they walked along, Santa described to Mrs. Reilly the many sadnesses and tribulations that had comprised old lady Lopez’s dismal existence. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter hesitated; her eyes closed, she seemed to sway as if she were fainting; but she kept her balance and opened her eyes again, with an infinite beautiful sadness in them. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z For the first time I saw his eyes were a strange shade of pale brown, as if they had been dulled by some deep sadness that the years had turned into anger. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z And I knew it was true, because any sadness I felt about leaving home or about Selena and Mom didn’t exist in that moment. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z And, as I did, my heart melted around the sweetness and sadness of the world and I responded to my cousin...to life. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She smiled sadly, but he knew from the pain in her eyes that her sadness was not for him. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The expression in her eyes had gone from sadness—she seemed almost ready to cry—to anger. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z “You can see how this doesn’t look good, Todd,” he says, and there’s real sadness in his voice. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z But then she saw the sadness on Grandmother’s face and ran to comfort her. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z She looked out the window her whole life, the way so many women sit their sadness on an elbow. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Finally he asked, “Why do you think your sadness is so special? Children died every day in Kilanga. They are dying here and now.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy felt a twinge of sadness, like he’d been in that situation. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The party was slipping away in sweet sadness, Eddie went out in the office and did a little tap dance and came back and sat down again. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps this is the only way to grieve the big things—in snippets, pinches, little sips of sadness. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I eat the rest of the chicken with joy and sadness as I remember how Ma was beaten for trying to get some for Geak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Moss’s excitement was slowly eclipsed by a sadness. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He found that it helped somehow if you sang your sadness. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z I asked, my question intermingled with a feeling of sadness for Florence. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He wished he could find some great sadness, or even anger, but the emotion wasn’t there and he couldn’t make it happen. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z I was sitting with the Council during syllables lessons when she walked by, slow and deliberate, sadness in her gait. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z The sadness, the marks of angry hands on their faces, the hopelessness that curled their shoulders forward. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z He turned away; there was no sadness in him, no remorse. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z She had not always been aware that it was sadness that she yearned for. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The Soundkeeper looked around with an expression of unrelieved sadness on her unhappy face. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were tearing up, but I didn’t know if it was from sadness or pain. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z All her frustration and sadness began to bubble up to the surface, sliding out of her in hot teardrops. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When I look at the faces of these other riders, I see tiredness, loneliness, sadness. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z They stood and gazed, and they made little comments on the sadness that this should happen at a time of joy, and they said, “All things are in God’s hands.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She looked so sad all of a sudden, and Joaquin wanted to take the sadness away. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z I grab my phone from my back pocket and see a text from Poe, feeling a mix of sadness and relief as Will and I pull away from each other. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z She seemed younger than Mary herself, though Lyra had said she was hundreds of years old; the only hint of age came in her expression, which was full of a complicated sadness. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The accordion seemed nearly as big as she was and she played it dutifully, badly, and always with the suggestion of a carnival sadness. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z I remembered the Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Bigio had come into Mrs. Baker’s classroom and the sound of her sadness, and I knew what burned guts felt like. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z And the other darkness was a tremendous sorrow, a deep sadness that her mother was dead and that the princess could, now, only talk to her in her dreams. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z She was staring at him with an expression that almost looked like sadness. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Lydia felt a familiar pang of guilt and sadness that she couldn’t use the photos on her blog. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The stores and apartments Maxie and I walked past had seen sad times, and looked as if they’d taken much of the sadness upon themselves. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z He cleared his throat, the sadness pressing on him. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z He remembered young wives who got ill from sadness when their men went to the Bahamas or the Dominican Republic to cut sugarcane and were never heard from again. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z There was a formality to it, like a funeral without the sadness. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A minor sadness crept into his face, and he buried it in a smile. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Shirley sighs and it sounds like a wind of sadness just rushed through the phone. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Broken After you finish crying and the sadness finds a home in what’s left of your heart, you ask her when she’s leaving you. Booked 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The Grand Elder paused, closed his eyes, and tried to swallow his sadness deep in his chest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Now the food set the party into a kind of rich digestive sadness. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z His eyes brimmed with such pity and sadness, I sobbed and crumpled over myself, ashamed at how close I had come, so very close, just to fail. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z The god smiled kindly, but there was sadness in his eyes. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In its place is understanding and a lingering sadness. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z I remembered my sadness turning into anger, and then my anger turning into something else. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z This is how we bury our dead—a silent parade through the streets, showing the world our sadness, others who knew my grandfather joining in on the walk, children waving, grown-ups dabbing at their eyes. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z He feels a sudden pang of sadness and something beneath the sadness. The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z I won’t have an inch of luck for the rest of my days, and sadness will follow me wherever I go. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z When she kissed him for the first time, she felt the grip of her sadness, how it seized more tightly around her, and how different his mouth was from Ishmael’s. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Where I was pretending to be sad before, there is genuine sadness now. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I must have shut down, from worry, sadness, and exhaustion, while Ollie was stealing back into the night. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z No, she has enough sadness in her life. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Later, Celia would learn with sadness that the girl had defected while on tour in Oaxaca and was playing a psychotic housewife on a popular Mexican novela. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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