Affliction Quote by Clarice Lispector

Any story that you tell about yourself causes suffering. There is no authentic story.

— Byron Katie

Stories distribute the suffering so that it can be borne.

— Anonymous

Maybe if people can't have an end to their suffering, the next thing they seek for is to know why they suffer. Suffering is…

— Matthew J. Kirby

A lot of compelling stories in the world aren't being told, and the fact that people don't know about them compounds the suffering.

— Anderson Cooper

Stories are the only enchantment possible, for when we begin to see our suffering as a story, we are saved.

— Anais Nin

“[Suffering] brings out graces that cannot be seen in a time of health. It is the treading of the grapes that brings out the…

— Robert Murray McCheyne

Anyone can relate to suffering in this world.

— Oliver Stone

Suffering is actually at the heart of the Christian story.

— Timothy Keller

...stories that rise from deep suffering can provide the most potent remedies for past, present, and even future ills.

— Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Stories are meant to comfort the afflicted, and afflict the comfortable.

— Finley Peter Dunne

But you cannot expect every writer to dwell on human suffering. I think my books do deal with grave issues. People who say they…

— Alexander McCall Smith

When we believe in our thoughts, when we tell ourselves a story, we suffer. 'My husband doesn't respect me.' 'I should be thinner.' Those…

— Byron Katie