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title: "6 Misery Good Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [The recipe for great art has always been misery and a good bowel movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-roff/the-recipe-for-great-art-has-always-been-misery-and-a-good-bowel/)

[Don Roff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-roff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fe8/don-roff-15089_art_the-recipe-for-great-art-has-always-been_525535.png)

> [Hell is hot, fire. But I tell you, you are providing your own coal. This is how things are: If you move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/hell-is-hot-fire-but-i-tell-you-you-are-providing-your-own-coal-this/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/rajneesh-54_anguish_hell-is-hot-fire-but-i-tell-you-you-are_640582.jpg)

> [“No boyfriend, just misery. Well, misery is good for the figure. And only misery can teach you what happiness is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-meg-evans/no-boyfriend-just-misery-well-misery-is-good-for-the-figure-and-only/)

[Natalie Meg Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-meg-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/natalie-meg-evans-69896_happiness_no-boyfriend-just-misery-well-misery-is_802680.jpg)

> [“A little misery is good for the soul.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/seth/a-little-misery-is-good-for-the-soul/)

[Seth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/seth/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8a/seth-1954_misery_a-little-misery-is-good-for-the-soul-878_878362.png)

> [I saw the abyss of my misery; whatever there is of good in me is Yours, O Lord. But because I am…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-faustina-kowalska/i-saw-the-abyss-of-my-misery-whatever-there-is-of-good-in-me-is-yours/)

[Mary Faustina Kowalska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-faustina-kowalska/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a5/mary-faustina-kowalska-15896_abyss_i-saw-the-abyss-of-my-misery-whatever-th_1677086.png)

> [“Xander let the full extent of his misery show on his face for his mother. She gave his knee a shake, sharing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-liparulo/xander-let-the-full-extent-of-his-misery-show-on-his-face-for-his/)

[Robert Liparulo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-liparulo/)

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