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title: "10 Hurt so much Quotes by 9 authors"
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> [ \[On her father's death:\] I didn't know his leaving would hurt so much. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erma-bombeck/on-her-father-s-death-i-didn-t-know-his-leaving-would-hurt-so-much/)

[Erma Bombeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erma-bombeck/)

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> [Grief. The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/grief-the-pain-now-is-part-of-the-happiness-then-that-s-the-deal/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59e/c-s-lewis-2-132_deals_grief-the-pain-now-is-part-of-the-happin_434974.png)

> [And it hurts so much to want something you can't have.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/and-it-hurts-so-much-to-want-something-you-can-t-have/)

[Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-depp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/johnny-depp-658_hurt_and-it-hurts-so-much-to-want-something-y_1032373.jpg)

> [Just because we think we're so wonderful doesn't mean we really are. We could be really terrible animals and just never admit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/just-because-we-think-we-re-so-wonderful-doesn-t-mean-we-really-are/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/kurt-vonnegut-41_animal_just-because-we-think-we-re-so-wonderful_2695775.jpg)

> [The one thing I do find about serious reviews is that usually they tend to have a point, and that's what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-lennon/the-one-thing-i-do-find-about-serious-reviews-is-that-usually-they/)

[Sean Lennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-lennon/)

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> [In a household tragedy, you are very much aware of being alone. It is something that is possible to grasp, and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/per-petterson/in-a-household-tragedy-you-are-very-much-aware-of-being-alone-it-is/)

[Per Petterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/per-petterson/)

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> [I didn't want anyone getting close to me. I pushed people away. Built a wall around my heart to keep them out.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacqueline-kelly/i-didn-t-want-anyone-getting-close-to-me-i-pushed-people-away-built-a/)

[Jacqueline Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacqueline-kelly/)

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> [I wasn't a great skater and I needed my skates to be perfect - really tight around the ankles. But I couldn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-gretzky/i-wasn-t-a-great-skater-and-i-needed-my-skates-to-be-perfect-really/)

[Wayne Gretzky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-gretzky/)

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> [Why love, if losing hurts so much? I have no answers anymore: only the life I have lived. Twice in that life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/why-love-if-losing-hurts-so-much-i-have-no-answers-anymore-only-the-2/)

[C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/)

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> [It is hard to be with another's pain if we cannot be with our own. Since I was a child I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oriah-dreamer/it-is-hard-to-be-with-another-s-pain-if-we-cannot-be-with-our-own/)

[Oriah Dreamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oriah-dreamer/)

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