The secret was a hole in the middle of me that every happy thing fell into.
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Quotes tagged ‘Pain’
The end of suffering does not justify the suffering, and so there is no end to suffering.
If you choose to go I will respect your wishes Just know that I did in fact try
We yearn so badly to be healed We let anyone in We cram them into what small space we have left Hoping they have good intentions
This is an important lesson to remember when you're having a bad day, a bad month, or a shitty year. Things will change: you won't feel this way forever. And anyway, sometimes the hardest lessons to learn are the ones your soul needs most. I believe you can't feel real joy unless you've felt heartac…
Don’t tell me it’s going to be ok Let me be in this moment where I think it’s not Lie beside me and let me find hope in the comfort of your presence Let me deal with my thoughts and fears I will eventually reprimand myself for indulging in such an emotion for so long I will want to get up and keep m…
There is growth in pain You just have to find the lesson and learn it
Life is about the choices we make the moments we don’t see coming and the strength to do what’s best for ourselves despite how much it may hurt
You stopped adoring me the way you used to My mind has registered this My heart just won’t accept it It believes that if I keep trying one day we’ll make it.
You’ve never claimed to be perfect Your flaws tell your story There is no need to hide them.
You keep the shattered pieces of your heart in a box Stitching, gluing, and staying up all night trying to put it back together Attempting to fill the void that was left Moving from one man to the next It seems no one can satisfy the appetite for affection that you seek Continually picking at old wo…
Poems are where the pain goes.
She had the kind of smile that made you think she never met pain.
I know, you're sad, so I won't tell you to have a good day. Instead, I advise you to simply have a day. Stay alive, feed yourself well, wear comfortable clothes, and don't give up on yourself just yet. It'll get better. Until then have a day.
You keep telling me, baby There will come a time When you will leave her arms And forever be in mine But I don't think that's the truth And I don't like being used and I'm tired of waiting It's too much pain to have to bear To love a man you have to share
Each person feels pain in his own way, each has his own scars.
Of course it hurt that we could never love each other in a physical way. We would have been far more happy if we had. But that was like the tides, the change of seasons--something immutable, an immovable destiny we could never alter. No matter how cleverly we might shelter it, our delicate friendshi…
Despite your best efforts, people are going to be hurt when it's time for them to be hurt.
She waited for the train to pass. Then she said, "I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.
But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair.