Books Quote by 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. It was Dostoevsky and Dickens…

— James A. 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

I had always turned to books, to knowledge, to help me get through everything in my life—and, sometimes, to escape it. But grief was…

— Michele Bardsley

“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

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

Life's harder, the deeper you feel things, was all I could think as I put the books away. Feelings, who needs them? Sometimes they're…

— John Marsden

It is difficult to put into words what I suffered-the longing that seemed to be tearing my heart out by the roots, the dreadful…

— Hector Berlioz

Sure, I suffered a lot. But it's not like the end of the world and it's not who I am. I lead quite a…

— Ben Affleck

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

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