Love Quote by Azar Nafisi

“...pain and suffering are used to justify the one thing that brings only joy: love.”

— Paulo Coelho's

“Pain does not define us, neither does joy; our deepest definition is independent of our experiences.”

— Bryant McGill

“Every pain is repeated in other places and other lives, every joy is repeated in other places and other lives.”

— Luis Alexandre Ribeiro Branco

“We cannot experience free joy and happiness without experiencing the depths of pain.”

— Natalie Brenner

“Pain and peace were in harmony. I will never understand how suffering and joy can coexist beautifully.”

— Emily Foreman

“Pain may well remind us that we are alive, but love reminds us why we are alive.”

— Trystan Owain Hughes

“Suffering is intrinsic to human existence. There is no joy without its attendant pain.”

— Peter Ackroyd

“The only pleasing thing in life is pain. Pain creates pleasure, but not in the literal way.”

— Mia P

“Pain has a purpose. It makes us stronger. More compassionate. Able to love more deeply than we thought possible. If we let it, it…

— D. Nichole King

“Joy is our purpose of existence.   Yet pain in life is inevitable.”

— eBookIt.com

“Pleasure and pain are merely states of mind, rather than situations. Every situation is neutral.”

— Daniel Levin

“I’ve learned that the worst pain, fear, and torment I’ve ever experienced has only deepened my ability to experience joy. I feel this even…

— Martha Beck