Art Quote by Lydia Millet

“Beyond aspects of pain that are physical, thought Oppenheimer, sickness or injury or privation, beyond the so-called obvious, suffering can be a work of…

— Lydia Millet

“Suffering can precipitate creativity, liberating the creator through inspiration and then many available channels of human communication, and therefore there is value in suffering.”

— Brent Green

“Suffering creates a vivid contrast illuminating joy, happiness, and satisfaction. It is a harsh lesson on the other side of sublime. We all must…

— Brent Green

“Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.”

— Allan Lokos

“Suffering is not avoided, and is even sought for, simply because it is the hardest thing for man to deal with, and the greatest…

— Rodney Collin

“Suffering occurs when your ideas about how things ought to be don’t match how they really are. Stop for a second and look at…

— Brad Warner

“Suffering is intrinsic to human existence. There is no joy without its attendant pain.”

— Peter Ackroyd

“Suffering is key to inspiration.”

— Chuck Palahniuk

“the root of suffering is neither the feeling of pain nor of sadness nor even of meaninglessness. Rather, the real root of suffering is…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“The purpose of suffering is to contain the light of your desire until you see yourself in everything.”

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“The cause of suffering is desire,”

— Arthur C. Clarke

“Suffering is the nature of this world. It is the golden standard by which all things are measured. It is not happiness that sets…

— Addison Moore