The first consequence of love is pain—whether it is the…

“Sentience is not an end in itself. It is a means to the end of staying alive. Sentient beings use sensations of pain and…

— Francione, Gary L

“Returning to his Manhattan town house on Christmas Eve, Grant, sixty-one, pivoted to hand the driver a holiday tip when he slipped on the…

— Ron Chernow

It's very difficult to advocate for yourself while you're in excruciating pain.

— Chandra Wilson

They say you don't get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don't deal well with emptiness. Any empty…

— Yasmin Mogahed

“Loss and betrayal, however, cause such excruciating pain that it is tempting to block the heart to prevent this misery from happening again. No…

— Fay Simpson

“Temporary, but excruciating, pain is the price of healing.”

— Vironika Tugaleva

“Life is too hard to maintain a constantly serious outlook. You have to laugh at yourself and the world now and then―see humor in…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

When we make ourselves vulnerable, we do open ourselves to pain, sometimes excruciating pain. The more people we love, the more we are liable…

— Madeleine L'Engle

“Okay, I guess I can start with what I told you about my family this morning. My father being killed, my mother raising me…

— Lynsay Sands

“The stigmatization and the excruciating pains of social alienation have compelled most victims to conceal their status while the malevolent ones continue to distribute…

— Oche Otorkpa

“I’m offering you my pain. My blood. My pleasure. I’m offering you the right to whip and fuck. To debase and harm. I’m offering…

— Pepper Winters

Of course, there is nothing new about this kind of civil disobedience. It was seen sublimely in the refusal of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

Your mother bore you For 9 months , She watched her feet Swell, she struggled to Climb stairs, She got breathless quick, She bore…

— Uday Chandra Shekara

My mom carried me for nine months... She felt sick for months with nausea, then she watched her feet swell & her skin stretch;…

— Muniir Zero

“Powerlessness is an excruciating pain; it is torture insurmountable.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich