“Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.”– Dirk Benedict Related Quotes “I don’t really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when I’m writing. The two go together – I’m interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes.”– Tom Perrotta “Badges mean nothing in themselves, but they mark a certain achievement and they are a link between the rich and the poor. For when one girl sees a badge on a sister Scout’s arm, if that girl has won the same badge, it at once awakens an interest and sympathy between them.”– Juliette Gordon Low “Although I’m Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version!”– David Chalmers