Pain

"I don't know how to describe it, but the more I stare at him, the more I see his grief wrapped around him like shackles he can never take off."

"How confusing to live in the shadow of a shadow."

"When a heart gets hurt, its pain comes over the words.”― Samar Sudha"

"He is forced to coin words himself, and, taking his pain in one hand, and a lump of pure sound in the other (as perhaps the people of Babel did in the beginning), so to crush them together that a brand new word in the end drops out."

"And she looked upon the mirror that was given as a gift. She hated everything about it, from the circular size of it, to the color, and the wooden frame that held it in place. But mostly, she hated looking at herself. Especially into this one that had a scratch on its glass surface, which would reflect back to her face. And as she looked, it would cut her as the words her father would often say, in telling her she was ugly."

"God’s warriors don’t avoid conflict. They fight through it with communication and a positive outlook."

"When the person you love can't see your love for them beneath the painful things you say when they reject you, remember this: Love is blind."

"You said the words, and they altered the universe. By merely speaking you could create damage and pain, cause tears to fall, drive people away, make yourself feel better, make your life worse."

"The next time you wish you could find the right words to say to someone who is hurting, just remember that dogs are a man's best friend without ever speaking a word to them. Simply be present and have sympathy."

"Sticks and stones may break your bones but words will never hurt. Lies. Words hurt. The words we remember. Well, the hurt feeling the words caused stays with us forever."

"And on the days I couldn't breathe, I learned to paint air."

"In politics no permanent friends, no permanent enemies but permanent interest."

"O, great wise man,' she said, 'I have been wondering so many things. Is life more than sitting at home doing the same thing over and over? Wise man, is life more than watching one's relatives do unpleasant things, or more than grim tasks one must perform at school and at work? Is life more than being entertained by literature, wise man, or more than traveling from one place to another, suffering from poor emotional health and pondering the people one loves? And what about those who lead a life of mystery? And the mysteries of life? And, wise man, what about the overall feeling of doom that one cannot ever escape no matter what one does, and miscellaneous things that I have neglected to mention in specific?"

"The presence of pain should not be the reason for your low self-image. Boldness is the ability to stand tall even when the valley seems deep. Your pain will bring gain. Just believe and go to work!"

"What good is faith if it causes pain for another? What good is religion if it does no good? What good is any belief that leads to hate?"

"Nothingness...there in this placewhere nothingness takesbut for the glimmera steadfast shimmerall would be consumed..."

"Sometimes you have to know what you're willing to sacrifice to be the person you are meant to be."

"The past is far behind. If you still want to look at it, you will painfully stretch your neck muscles. Don't live in the past, leave the past, but learn from it."

"Because if they grow up holding on to such terrible feelings, it could lead to another war come time in the future when the fate of the country is in their hands."

"We all have scars & deep pain. It'swhat makes us human & vulnerable."