Alive Quote by James A. Baldwin

You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught…

— James Baldwin

You think your pain and heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world.But then, you read.It was books that taught me that the…

— Alec Baldwin

You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read.

— Anonymous

You think your pains and heartbreaks are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. [and then you discover that others…

— James A. Baldwin

“Someone sent me a letter that had one of the best quotes I've ever read. It said "What is to give light must endure…

— Damien Echols

Heartbreak makes us stronger; it's an opportunity for spiritual growth. How can you understand someone else's pain if you have not yourself suffered?

— Sandra Cisneros

All the books on my shelves, when I would go to them to look for help with my anguish, they all just seemed so…

— Phil Elvrum

And then it was, that grief and pain made themselves known to me as never before. Note this, because I knew the full absurdity…

— Anne Rice

How much can we ever know about the love and pain in another's heart? How much can we hope to understand those who have…

— Orhan Pamuk

“I have met many, many severely distressed people whose daily lives are filled with the agony of both remembered and unremembered trauma, who try…

— Carolyn Spring

I tend not to attempt to describe pain. I don't feel I can comprehend or re-create the personal suffering of others, so I simply…

— Elizabeth Wein

“Some truths only tragedy can teach. The first one I learned is that when people acknowledge your pain, they want your pain to acknowledge…

— Tracy Deonn