Comfort Quote by William Shakespeare
“Oh, injurious love, that respites me a life, whose very comfort is still a dying horror”
About This Quote
Source Play: The Tempest, Act I, Scene 2, 1611
The speaker describes love as a painful yet life‑sustaining force, a paradox of comfort and horror.
In simple terms: Love is both comforting and terrifying.
Accept love’s paradoxical nature.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- relationships
- grief
- personal growth
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does love comfort you?
- When has love felt like a horror?
Love can also be destructive.