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> [To return after long years of painful absence to some place which has been the scene of our former joys, and whence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-lover/to-return-after-long-years-of-painful-absence-to-some-place-which-has/)

[Samuel Lover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-lover/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/samuel-lover-25986_absence_to-return-after-long-years-of-painful-ab_464131.jpg)

> [If I had not passed through trial - through passion, one could say - through these years so painful and so rich,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isabelle-adjani/if-i-had-not-passed-through-trial-through-passion-one-could-say/)

[Isabelle Adjani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isabelle-adjani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/isabelle-adjani-9976_believe_if-i-had-not-passed-through-trial-throug_985004.jpg)

> [Redshirt years, even though they are painful to go through, when you do go through them, if you are a driven guy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-izzo/redshirt-years-even-though-they-are-painful-to-go-through-when-you-do/)

[Tom Izzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-izzo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/tom-izzo-4431_even_redshirt-years-even-though-they-are-pain_1244829.png)

> [“And time is a curious thing. Most of us only live for the time that lies right ahead of us. A few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fredrik-backman/and-time-is-a-curious-thing-most-of-us-only-live-for-the-time-that-2/)

[Fredrik Backman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fredrik-backman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/fredrik-backman-857_painful-moments_and-time-is-a-curious-thing-most-of-us-o_1805265.jpg)

> [When I realised that I had feelings for men as well as women, at first I was worried and frightened, and there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikram-seth/when-i-realised-that-i-had-feelings-for-men-as-well-as-women-at-first/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d2/vikram-seth-4208_am_when-i-realised-that-i-had-feelings-for_1837073.jpg)

> [To become young again would seem to me an appalling prospect. Youth is a kind of delirium, which can be cured, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/logan-pearsall-smith/to-become-young-again-would-seem-to-me-an-appalling-prospect-youth-is/)

[Logan Pearsall Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/logan-pearsall-smith/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/logan-pearsall-smith-3950_delirium_to-become-young-again-would-seem-to-me-a_2082082.jpg)

> [Stand up comedy can be a tough world to break into. It can take years of painful soul searching, disappointing performances, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-cooper/stand-up-comedy-can-be-a-tough-world-to-break-into-it-can-take-years/)

[Sarah Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-cooper/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf9/sarah-cooper-5133_comedy_stand-up-comedy-can-be-a-tough-world-to_2297407.jpg)

> [I blame years of painful and unproductive physiotherapy for my couch potato ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-carr/i-blame-years-of-painful-and-unproductive-physiotherapy-for-my-couch/)

[Liz Carr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-carr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/999/liz-carr-7062_blame_i-blame-years-of-painful-and-unproductiv_3036275.png)

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