“Suffering is not holding you. You are holding suffering.”
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“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
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“I do not fear death. I had been dead for billions and billions of years before I was born, and had not suffered the slightest inconvenience from it.”
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“Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.”
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“Whatever happens in the world is real, what one thinks should have happened is projection. We suffer more from our fictitious illusion and expectations of reality.”
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“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
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“Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”
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“A life of noticing someone who doesn’t notice you is a life of pain, heartbreak, and suffering.”
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“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
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“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.”
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“When you have a good heart: You help too much. You trust too much. You give too much. You love too much. And it always seems you hurt the most.”
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“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.”
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“If she’s amazing, she won’t be easy. If she’s easy, she won’t be amazing. If she’s worth it, you won’t give up. If you give up, you’re not worthy. … Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”