I bought the sweetness with this pain.

“There is an ache in my chest today, sweet, searching, and painful, like a tongue that is cut and tingles with sweetness and pain…

— Binyavanga Wainaina

“For the best is only bought at the cost of great pain.”

— Colleen McCullough

Nothing costs so much as what is bought by prayers.

— Seneca the Younger

I started collecting couture when I was about 10 or 11 years old, and the very first piece I bought was a Balenciaga suit from 1962.

— Hamish Bowles

Large fish such as tuna are shown already cut into fillets and bought by the block. Fillets should be almost transparent. Avoid tuna that…

— Nobu Matsuhisa

But the manager's bought wisely - the players who've come in have taken us on to a different level and the players who won…

— Teddy Sheringham

I bought tiny infant onesies while still in college and compiled a killer toy collection throughout my 20s and 30s.

— Kara Swisher

I can't be bought. I don't need to be bought. I'm not a careerist. I don't need to have a career in politics. I'm…

— Zac Goldsmith

I bought cars for all six of my children

— Pete Edochie

As far as vintage Champagne goes, I loved 1990; it's a great, great vintage. I bought a lot of 1990 Blanc de Blancs Champagne…

— Robert M. Parker, Jr

Well, executive producer can mean anything in the world of Hollywood, sadly. It can be a bought title in many instances.

— Andrew Stanton

I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in…

— Abraham Verghese

Companies are bought for their revenue, customer base, technology, or people. A few great companies offer all of these, but any valuable business offers…

— Margaret Heffernan

One of the Internet's highest-profile companies, Priceline once dreamed of transforming the way consumer goods are bought and sold by offering customers the chance…

— Alex Berenson

I once told someone I could act. They totally bought it. I've been getting away with it ever since.

— Akshay Kumar