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title: "7 Exquisite Pain Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Exquisite Pain quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Exquisite Pain sayings and thoughts."
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> [“ 'You love her without willing it or wanting it, and that is the most exquisite pain of all.' ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vicki-pettersson/you-love-her-without-willing-it-or-wanting-it-and-that-is-the-most/)

[Vicki Pettersson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vicki-pettersson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/150/vicki-pettersson-10826_exquisite_you-love-her-without-willing-it-or-wanti_350354.jpg)

> [“For a year she found an exquisite pain - almost pleasure - in facing the world as if she didn't care. Look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-yates/for-a-year-she-found-an-exquisite-pain-almost-pleasure-in-facing-the/)

[Richard Yates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-yates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8f/richard-yates-2840_coping_for-a-year-she-found-an-exquisite-pain-a_1458923.jpg)

> [You will never know the exquisite pain of the guy who goes home alone. Cause without the bitter, baby, the sweet ain't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cameron-crowe/you-will-never-know-the-exquisite-pain-of-the-guy-who-goes-home-alone/)

[Cameron Crowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cameron-crowe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/cameron-crowe-10305_baby_you-will-never-know-the-exquisite-pain-o_1925139.jpg)

> [A pleasure so exquisite as almost to amount to pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leigh-hunt/a-pleasure-so-exquisite-as-almost-to-amount-to-pain/)

[Leigh Hunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leigh-hunt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/475/leigh-hunt-4374_amount_a-pleasure-so-exquisite-as-almost-to-amo_2386036.png)

> [Love's Exquisite Pain, please, stab me again...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nickel/love-s-exquisite-pain-please-stab-me-again/)

[Eric Nickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nickel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/eric-nickel-934_love_love-s-exquisite-pain-please-stab-me-aga_2457327.jpg)

> [The exquisite pain of wanting someone unattainable. Tis a pain to be admired for its unforgiving nature as it forces one to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-exquisite-pain-of-wanting-someone-unattainable-tis-a-pain-to-be/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/anonymous-1_hurts_the-exquisite-pain-of-wanting-someone-un_2593879.jpg)

> [If love was a choice, who would ever choose such exquisite pain?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-landon/if-love-was-a-choice-who-would-ever-choose-such-exquisite-pain/)

[Margaret Landon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-landon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c9/margaret-landon-30105_choice_if-love-was-a-choice-who-would-ever-choo_2941178.png)

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