Committed Quote by Deb Caletti

Pain is something that's common to human life. When we ignore it, we aren't engaging in the whole reality, and the pain begins to…

— Karen Armstrong

Pain is mandatory for all of us. It's what teaches us. Suffering is what's optional. That's what happens when we try to skip over…

— Glennon Doyle Melton

And even though people try to pretend that pain doesn't do anything to them, none of us can really handle it. Everything bad we…

— James Frey

People want to get rid of pain, not the cause of the pain itself.

— Ruben Papian

Pain is erased when inflicted upon others.

— Crixus

When we do not reject our suffering, or add anything to it, pain is simply pain.

— Ritu Ghatourey

The whole purpose of letting pain be pain is this: to let go of pain. By entering into it, we see that we are…

— Matthew Fox

We spend millions of dollars to remove pain from our lives. It's why so many people get hooked on painkillers. The body becomes addicted…

— Henry Rollins

My suspicion is that this is an unavoidable human dilemma, that people will always want to avoid pain, to avoid those who are in…

— Rick Moody

Pain is a part of life, it is what makes us human, it shapes us the same as laughter and love, you don't have…

— Sabreen

I always say that pain is information, that it is not punishment.

— Susan L. Taylor

Pain is not a punishment; pleasure is not a reward.

— Pema Chodron