Adversity Quote by James C. Crumbaugh

“It was a tragedy. A horrible tragedy. You can’t imagine the physical pain and despair I went through. I’m a better man than I…

— Chris Knopf

“To the extreme of this feeling I was ever a victim. The heavy responsibility, often suddenly and unexpectedly imposed—the struggle for success, when success…

— John William Polidori

“No stranger to misfortune myself, I have learned to relieve the sufferings of others.”

— Virgil

“If you can't get what you want, you end up doing something else, just to get some relief. Just to keep from going crazy.…

— Laura Pritchett

“What’s the benefit of dragging up sufferings that are over, of being unhappy now just because you were then? There is good in doing…

— Jeff Wheeler

“I could not undo overnight the damage that had been done to my psyche over many years. The only way over was through-I knew…

— Carolyn Jessop

“You are enjoying the gift of genius. When ordinary people are confronted with multiple tragedies, the pain scarcely increases. They simple can't feel the…

— Vernor Vinge

“Let's be honest. Most of the time we don't find ourselves in horrible situations we must simply endure. Rather, we face some minor disadvantage…

— Ryan Holiday

“Your life has turned out the way it has for a reason. And now, you need to unearth that purpose and use it for…

— Joanne Guidoccio

“I could suffer through anything if you were my reward.”

— Priscilla Glenn

“It was in kindness that the thought came to me now, whether it was truly spoken, or only called forth from my exhausted memory…

— Diana Gabaldon

“It is true that I suffered in a difficult and stupid love affair and that I worked at one bad job after another to…

— Siri Hustvedt