Spoken word Quote by Steve Martin

“The small words hurt the most.”

— Kris Harte

“The sharp, superficial pain at being spoken to unkindly had obscured the deeper pain, which had not yet turned into something hard and heavy.”

— Olivia Sudjic

“He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and they did not need to be told. They…

— Lois Lowry

“At this time in his life some things unsaid hurt. But hadn't hurt less when they got said.”

— Joseph McElroy

“It's not that simple or clear-cut - and I wonder if it ever is when it comes to matters of the heart.”

— Emily Giffin

“There are pains too deep for words, but there’s touch to say what words can’t.”

— Laurell K. Hamilton

“Like most of the connections that explain the pain in our hearts, he couldn't bring it to mind. He couldn't see the truth because…

— Keith Ablow

“A quiet person's words hurt more than you think because they come from their heart.”

— Garima Soni - words world

“Speaking from the heart is simple. Listening wholeheartedly, however, is much, much more difficult and most rare.”

— Chris Murray

“There are some pains that run very deeply, as so that the strongest one accept them without being broken.”

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“I knew my words were harsh, as I enunciated each syllable slowly, but I felt like I had to be clear with him. We’d…

— Monica Alexander

“Nothing hurts, or perhaps it’s that everything hurts, because there is no separate pain that he can pick out.”

— Hilary Mantel