“It’s a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.”– Ama Ata Aidoo Related Quotes “Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion.”– Arthur Koestler “Even when I begin with a situation that’s basically funny or sad, I like to keep poking around in it. I like to get into the middle of a relationship, to explore the subtle places.”– Paul Mazursky “Sometimes I wonder if suicides aren’t in fact sad guardians of the meaning of life.”– Vaclav Havel