At such a moment, it is not the physical pain which hurts the most (and this applies to adults as much as… — Viktor E. Frankl Copy Share Image
“It is rooted deep in your bones; the water calls out to you until it causes you physical pain unless you come… — Nadia Scrieva Copy Share Image
All too often we are more afraid of physical pain than of moral wrong. The cross is the standing evidence of the… — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
“It is this which makes suicide easier: for the physical pain associated with it loses all significance in the eyes of one… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
We can alleviate physical pain, but mental pain - grief, despair, depression, dementia - is less accessible to treatment. It's connected to… — Richard Eyre Copy Share Image
“Sometimes the only way people can handle emotional pain is to cause themselves physical pain. In some cases, it can lead to… — Patricia Gibney Copy Share Image
Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain.… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Grief is like a physical pain which must be allowed to subside somewhat on its own before medical treatment is applied. — Plutarch Copy Share Image
Spending $1 for a brand new house would feel very, very good. Spending $1,000 for a ham sandwich would feel very, very… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
time past is not time gone, it is time accumulated with the host resembling the character in the fairytale who was joined… — Janet Frame Copy Share Image
The whole notion of pain, and how every individual experiences pain, is up for debate. We don't know how another person experiences… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
In every culture, [there are those] shamans or medicine men who endured incredible physical pain, because it's a door opening to the… — Marina Abramovic Copy Share Image
Mild depression is a gradual and sometimes permanent thing that undermines people the way rust weakens iron ... Like physical pain that… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
I find it difficult to feel responsible for the suffering of others. That's why I find war so hard to bear. It's… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“If your body is screaming in pain, whether the pain is muscular contractions, anxiety, depression, asthma or arthritis, a first step in… — Marilyn Van M. Derbur Copy Share Image
“Whoever said it got easier with time was wrong, death never got easier. The pain dulls around your heart, numbing the spot… — Kelsie Leverich Copy Share Image
“How can a man understand a woman who is expecting a child. He can't get pregnant. Is that an advantage or a… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
“In the future, Martin will recall this night as the first time -- and one of the only times -- he ever… — Jessica Shattuck Copy Share Image
“You want to know how I see you?' Forster's voice turned husky. Detta's mouth was swollen from grazing his stubble and he… — M.A. Kuzniar Copy Share Image
“Although we don’t like to think about it, it seems that sorrow and suffering are inevitable in any human life, even a… — Norman Fischer Copy Share Image
“What I had begun to discover is that, mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from normal experience, the grey drizzle… — William Styron Copy Share Image
Cynthia is a 15-year-old high school student who is doing quite well. She is a very special person and I am very… — Kaile Stewart Copy Share Image
“In other words, you could endlessly try to have suffering cease by dealing with outer circumstances—and that’s usually what all of us… — Pema Chödrön Copy Share Image
“in adults the anterior cingulate cortex activates when they see someone hurt. Ditto for the amygdala and insula, especially in instances of… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
I rather be hit with a bat any day, than go through the mental pain; at least with physical pain I have… — Jameka Vereen's Poetry Copy Share Image
When I lose direction, it becomes very hard to write. I actually get a physical pain, as if my subconscious knows better.… — George Benjamin Copy Share Image
I was really devastated following the loss of my first pregnancy, not just a physical pain, but an aching sense of loss… — Porsha Williams Copy Share Image
When ignored by someone whose attention means the most to you,the reaction in the brain is similar to physical pain. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Congress's definition of torture in those laws - the infliction of severe mental or physical pain - leaves room for interrogation methods… — John Yoo Copy Share Image
“I’ve never experienced that level of intimacy.’ He struggled to find words. ‘The physical pain – well, that was just a part of… — K.D. Grace Copy Share Image
“Studies have found that the same areas in the brain that light up in imaging scans when we break a leg are… — Amir Levine Copy Share Image
Pain nourishes courage. You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you. Pain is inevitable. Misery is optional.… — Barbara Copy Share Image
Poetry has its uses for despair. It can carve a shape in which a pain can seem to be; it can give… — Christian Wiman Copy Share Image
“Now he understood. After a while, pain simply stopped. It was as though your mind was able to create a firewall beyond… — Elizabeth Berg Copy Share Image
“Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain.… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“One question at any rate was answered. Never, for any reason on earth, could you wish for an increase of pain. Of… — George Orwell Copy Share Image
The song "This Is Not Surreal," was inspired by a painter I love, Frida Kahlo. She really did suffer for her art.… — Lindi Ortega Copy Share Image
“The only real, true, permanent way to destroy your mind control is to work through the memories. It's unfortunate because it's unpleasant.… — Alison Miller Copy Share Image
In falling over in heels while trying to look attractive, you don't just hurt your body, you bear the humiliation of injuring… — Kate Reardon Copy Share Image
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