One of the things that has always motivated me to write is the desire to get it out and look at it in an objective way, so that it doesn't cause me a….

When yer in a funk, people in love are a royal pain in the patookus..

But the universe isn't fair. Things don't work out neatly, pain, hardship and challenges divided equally among those best equipped to deal with them.….

I've always protected myself when it comes to love. And maybe that's the problem. By not letting myself get hurt now, it ripples into much bigger pai….

I don't exercise. My philosophy is: No pain, no pain..

Genius! thou gift of Heav'n! thou Light divine! Amid what dangers art thou doom'd to shine! Oft will the body's weakness check thy force, Oft damp th….

Pain is the best instructor, but no one wants to go to his class..

Reaching too deep into something not meant for you is full of pain. Figure out what you can have and work on that.

Neurosis is the natural by-product of pain avoidance..

When you're young, all the accidents, all the pain you take them; but at least you're very strong. In fact through time, it's just adding more and ….

We all have to face pain, and pain makes us grow..

From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes the burden of the body and frees the soul….

The grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as a dentists drill..

Even today we raise our hand against our brother... We have perfected our weapons, our conscience has fallen asleep, and we have sharpened our ideas ….

I think poetry can be a kind of secular way in which people can be led to approach the difficult parts of their life, where there's been loss, where ….

Let me tell you a little bit about demons. They love pain and other people’s misery. They lie when it suits them and don’t see anything wrong with it….

It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply..

Divine is the task to relieve pain.

Love's very pain is sweet.

It's all well and good saying you avoid pain by avoiding relationships, but what about the wonderful things you're avoiding as well? What about the j….

Though the cross of Christ has been beautified by the poet and the artist, the avid seeker after God is likely to find it the same savage implement o….