Existence Quote by Gustave Flaubert

But the most wretched thing, is it not-is to drag out, as I do, a useless existence. If our pains were only of some…

— Gustave Flaubert

“It seemed to her that almost any pain was sympathetic to her loss and she inserted herself immediately into the concept of fantastic suffering.”

— Louise Erdrich

“Pain laughed giddily at the thought, for love brought its own brand of torment. Lots and lots of torment. In the heart, the soul.…

— Gena Showalter

“Was my sacrifice worth it? I felt hollow and bereft, yet the grief in my heart had palpable weight, bearing me down to the…

— S. Jae-Jones

“What about the pain? How did you got rid of it? Darling, in this world, there's no salvation from pain.”

— Hareem Ch

“Refusing to feel hurt also meant she numbed herself to joy, but the sacrifice was worth it.”

— Susan Wiggs

“She wondered how to mourn the death of a son who wasn't dead. And yet the loss of separation made that easy. The idea…

— Juliet Castle

“However wretched I may feel, I want to prolong the agony as long as possible.”

— Henrik Ibsen

To be relieved of love, she thought, was to give up a terrible burden.

— Anita Shreve

“It eased the pain some when she thought about the way he’d treated her and hatred burned away the hurt.”

— Alexandra Ripley

“I took my disappointment and crushed it into a tiny weight to join all the other sorrows in the corners of my heart. The”

— L.C. Hibbett

“A moment spent in Sorrow or a moment spent in Pain is a waste of a Great Treasure that you will never get again.”

— RVM