“Love is the burning point of life, and since all life is sorrowful, so is love. The stronger the love, the more… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
We all know grandparents whose values transcend passing fads and pressures, and who possess the wisdom of distilled pain and joy. — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
“The pain that is in your heart right now? Imagine that you can reach it by touching it in someone else with… — Stephanee Killen Copy Share Image
“That night, having wriggled down into my futon all alone, I found myself in the grips of a wrenching sadness. I was… — Banana Yoshimoto Copy Share Image
My Problem is I push so hard! I guess its because I know what I want and deserve and the person I… — Naishalova Copy Share Image
“A tight, hard lump in her throat kept Victoria from speaking. Witnessing the love and raw pain in Samiran’s eyes struck a… — Vivienne Savage Copy Share Image
“I figured anything with this much pain had to have a lesson in it somewhere.” — A. Junsay Copy Share Image
What is the holding of breath? It is a flight from the Self, it is a temporary escape from the torment of… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
I don't want to sound like you never feel anything - we've all loved and lost, all had a lot of pain,… — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
I forget, because it’s hard to realize that the same person who gives you so much love, and to whom you give… — Esther Earl Copy Share Image
I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have… — Fyodor Dostoevsky Copy Share Image
I surrender it to God, knowing that the pain itself is a product or a reflection of how I am interpreting whatever… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
For me, writing isn't a way of being public or private; it's just a way of being. The process is always full… — Jamaica Kincaid Copy Share Image
“For our kind, there's always the burning to be more. (...) that is why true human beings feel more pain. Because we… — David Zindell Copy Share Image
“What kind of miracle ripped out your heart, and left you breathing?” — A.B. Shepherd Copy Share Image
Renunciation is not about pushing something away, it is about letting go. It's facing the fact that certain things cause us pain,… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“Too often we allow sight and pain to dictate our actions. That's fine in day-to-day living, but it will not get you… — Rachel E. Carter Copy Share Image
“Eliminate the concept of division by class, skills, race, income, and nationality. We are all equals with a common pulse to survive.… — Suzy Kassem Copy Share Image
If you don't love me, then I won't keep you in my heart cause my painful heart can hurt you too! I'm… — Bhargavi Copy Share Image
And I also know that pain can seem like an endless ribbon. You pull it and you pull it. You keep gathering… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image