Lyrically I write based on my past experiences or things I…

“When pain inspires you, your thoughts scream its lungs out.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

“Physical pain inspires the worst kind of helplessness.”

— Hiromi Kawakami

But time, as well as healing all wounds, taught me something strange too: that it's possible to love more than one person in a…

— Paulo Coelho

Hindsight, I think, is a useless tool. We, each of us, are at a place in our lives because of innumerable circumstances, and we,…

— Anonymous

One thing about having mostly absent parents that I think was perhaps "good" for the development of my intellect/writing is that I was given…

— Marie Calloway

You feel your strength in the experience of pain.

— Jim Morrison

You cannot truly experience happiness until you experience pain. Because then only are you able to compare the difference and appreciate the gift of…

— Pauline Seaport

The only way to truly understand someones chronic pain...is to experience that pain yourself, which you probably never will.

— Azgraybebly Joslan

“recent research has shown that when we empathize, the brain activates many of the same networks as when we ourselves experience pain, physical or…

— Richard J. Davidson

I believe this all has to do with how I decide to perceive the experience. Pain is part of life and makes you who…

— Tohoru Masamune

I Want To Die In My Sleep So That I Don't Experience Any Pain.

— Anonymous

Mindfulness can play a big role in transforming our experience with pain & other difficulties; it allows us to recognize the authenticity of the…

— Sharon Salzberg

And the thought of that makes me want to open a vein, experience pain, know I'm alive, despite this living death.

— Ellen Hopkins

When you're growing up, your dad is your superhero. Once you've let yourself fall that in love with someone, once you put him on…

— Jay-Z

Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio.…

— Jim Morrison