There are ships sailing to many ports, but not a single one goes where life is not painful.
-Fernando Pessoa
"The Book of Disquiet"
Quotations
Pain
If you can go through life without experiencing pain you probably haven’t been born yet.
-Neil Simon
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
-Kenji Miyazawa
Pure and complete sorrow is as impossible as pure and complete joy.
-Leo Tolstoy
Pain and joy are like light and darkness; they are two sides of the same medal. They are interdependent and inseparably connected to each other.
-Trinley Thaye Dorje "Gyalwa Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje"
