Sometimes it feels as though happiness is just a word people say to hide the despair of not knowing anything.

- Michael Gilbert

Only after a person has their heart broken does the world appear as it truly is.

- Michael Gilbert

I've learned that sometimes a smile represents the greatest form of deceit.

- Michael Gilbert

What plagues people is not those who don't love them, but those who do.

- Michael Gilbert

Birds sing even when the world is filled with sadness. I don't know why people can't do the same thing.

- Michael Gilbert