We need sad books, sad movies and sad songs. They hold our hands and sit on our laps. They whisper things like “It’s okay. I understand. I too have been sad.” They remind us that sad is okay. It’s not always bad. It is just sad. We need sad books, sad movies and sad songs because they light a little light. They are the hope that we are not alone. Even in sadness. Someone else was there. They wrote about it. They captured it. And they want you to know they understand.