Often Painful Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates

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• The greatest gift . . . is the realization that life does not consist either of wallowing in the past or of… — Charles Macomb Flandrau
• The remoteness of my parents from the schools, so unfashionable today, was often painful for me, but I learned early to deal… — Martin Lewis Perl
• Children who hear acquire language without any particular effort; the words that fall from others' lips they catch on the wing, as… — Helen Keller
• I was faced with a choice: to deny my addiction and embrace that 'comfortably numb' but 'magicless' existence, or accept the burden… — Roger Waters
• Honesty is often very hard. The truth is often painful. But the freedom it can bring is worth the trying. — Fred Rogers
• Blind adoration, in the age of action, is perfectly valueless, is often embarrassing and, equally, often painful. — Mahatma Gandhi
• I am interested in the unknown, and the only path to the unknown is through breaking barriers, an often painful process. — Diana Nyad
• I find the subject of childhood fascinating. I explored this subject in Speak to me of love and I am curious about… — Sophie Marceau
• Her visits to her former hometown were infrequent and often painful. Pilgrimages fueled by the tepid oxygen of family duty, unease, guilt.… — Joyce Carol Oates
• Theological formation is the gradual and often painful discovery of God's incomprehensibility. You can be competent in many things, but you cannot… — Henri Nouwen
• At its best, American music is the soundtrack of our long - and often painful - march toward a more perfect union. — Shawn Amos

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