“Everything passed away in an instant, with nothing left behind except the scars of things I injured and despised.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“What I was chasing in circles must have been the tail of the darkness inside me. I just happened to catch sight of it, and followed it, and clung to it, and in the end let it fly into still deeper darkness. I'm sure I'll never see it again.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our souls, until, one day, we are no longer able to free ourselves and it stays with us for the rest of our lives.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“All she knew was that whatever and whoever climbed out of that abyss of despair and grief would not be the same person who had plummeted in.”— Sarah J. Maas, amazon.com
“We all bear scars,… Mine just happen to be more visible than most.”— Sarah J. Maas, Celaena Sardothien, amazon.com
“Never fear the darkness... The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.”— George R. R. Martin, amazon.com
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what the storm’s all about!”— Wesley Snipes, twitter.com
“If you can see meaning in your suffering, you can mold it into an accomplishment of the spirit, a personal triumph.”— Jordan Bach, twitter.com
“The cup of suffering is overflowing everywhere. So please don't transform your unhappiness into aggressiveness.”— Paulo Coelho, twitter.com
“It’s unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn’t have to say this, but I really like human beings who have suffered. They’re kinder.”— Emma Thompson, amazon.com
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy.”— C. Joybell C., goodreads.com
“I’ve reached the age where bruises are formed from failures within rather than accidents without.”— Nicole Krauss, amazon.com
“I don’t think there is a right or wrong anymore. Only horrible and not-quite-so-horrible.”— James Dashner, amazon.com
“Lack of love. Sleep, then nightmare. Paper everywhere. Trivial bits of paper. Nothing ever done. Sure, sure, sure. Today I will walk in the sun. I will simply walk in the sun.”— Charles Bukowski, amazon.com
“There are times when you just have to let it all out. All the anger, all the pain.”— John Green, amazon.com
“I have scars on my hands from touching certain people... Certain heads, certain colours and textures of human hair leave permanent marks on me.”— J. D. Salinger, amazon.com