Suffering Quotes by Janet Fitch

9 Suffering quotes by Janet Fitch

Janet Fitch delivers nine brief reflections on suffering, showcasing her lyrical, character‑driven style. The short set provides a glimpse into how she weaves pain into her narratives.

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Who can judge another man's suffering?

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Depression, suffering and anger are all part of being human.

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“If sinners were so unhappy, why would they prefer their suffering? But now I knew why. Without my wounds, who was I?”

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How vast was a human being's capacity for suffering. The only thing you could do was stand in awe of it. It…

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In a train...smash. In his arm her last...breath.' He had loved her. But he hated himself more. Such suffering, so much pain.…

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“I hadn’t understood at the time. If sinners were so unhappy,why would they prefer their suffering? But now I knew why. Without…

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“I hadn’t understood at the time. If sinners were so unhappy, why would they prefer their suffering? But now I knew why.…

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“They wanted the real mother, the blood mother, the great womb, mother of fierce compassion, a woman large enough to hold all…

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“If sinners were so unhappy, why would they prefer their suffering? But now I knew why. Without my wounds, who was I?…

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“They can't touch us. We're the Vikings. We go into battle without armor for the flush and the blood of it.”

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“But I knew one more thing. That people who denied who they were or where they had been were in the greatest danger.”

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“To dare to see is to steal fire from the Gods. This is mankind's destiny, the engine which fuels us as a race. Three…

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This is what happens when you fall in love. You're looking at a natural disaster.

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“If I were a poet, that’s what I’d write about. People who worked in the middle of the night. Men who loaded trains, emergency…

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“We received our coloring from Norsemen. Hairy savages who hacked their gods to pieces and hung the flesh from trees. We are the ones…

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¨Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness.…

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I was tired of men. Hanging in doorways, standing too close, men who made you love them then changed their minds.

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