I wanted to eat her pain, take it into me and make it my own..

Life is pitiful, death so familiar, suffering and pain so common, yet I would not be anywhere else. Do not wish me out of this or in any way seek to ….

In the present moment, you are beyond all definition. This means that you are no longer defined by the pain and limitations of the past. You are no l….

As soon as a baby enters the world, the baby is immediately introduced to pain. It is somewhat symbolic that life begins with a cry..

Phury stepped up in front of her, blocking the view as leaned down and put his mouth right to Throe's ear. As he squeezed Throe's biceps until it scr….

Don't try to blame the pain on anyone. Blaming others won't erase the pain..

The pain of discipline is short, but the glory of the fruition is eternal..

Feelings change with time - or at least pain lessens with time; I know that from experience..

Out of pain and problems have come the sweetest songs, the most poignant poems, the most gripping stories..

It is a horrible idea that there is somebody who owns us, who makes us, who supervises us - waking and sleeping - who knows our thoughts, who can con….

I think joy is just as instructive as pain, and I like it better. I never meant to suffer any more than I could help; my nature was meant for happine….

Industry need not wish, and he that lives upon hopes will die fasting. There are no gains without pains. He that hath a trade hath an estate, and he ….

I am very astonished that the scientific picture of the real world around me is deficient. It gives a lot of factual information, puts all our experi….

One very powerful and effective way to work with this tendency to push away pain and hold on to pleasure is the practice of tonglen.  In tonglen prac….

Even though I was young, I could see the pain of the flesh and the worth of the pain..

. . .there is an element of Play that is almost ritualistic in Black folk life. It serves to mediate the tensions, stress, and pain of constant explo….

To lead a life that goes beyond pettiness and prejudice and always wanting to make sure that everything turns out on our own terms, to lead a more pa….

Domestic happiness is the end of almost all our pursuits, and the common reward of all our pains. When men find themselves forever barred from this d….

Now no joy but lacks salt That is not dashed with pain And weariness and fault; I crave the stain Of tears, the aftermark Of almost too much love, Th….

Medical research has shown that when an 8 week old human foetus is pricked in the palm of his hand by a needle, he opens his mouth and pulls his hand….

The emptiness where I used pain to fill the hole no longer controls me, no longer calls me because of you..