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
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.
-Anonymous
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"
We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.
-Kenji Miyazawa
When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams—you can find true happiness!
-Casi McLean
Real pain can alone cure us of imaginary ills. We feel a thousand miseries till we are lucky enough to feel misery.
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it.
-Charlie Chaplin
You’d think that silence would be peaceful. But really, it’s painful.
-David Levithan
"Will Grayson, Will Grayson"
Pain is sometimes the cost of a meaningful existence. I can handle that.
-Jeb Dickerson
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
"Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom"
