Quotes about Pain

The illusion was created by (mortals), and now they believe in it too strongly. They use their power to create a drama of birth and death, joy and pain.... In truth, the darkness has no power other than what they give it.... (T)he secret of conquering evil (is) YOU ARE EVIL. When you can face that, all monsters dissolve into the mist.... All monsters live in a dark place where mortals stuff their fears and shame and guilt.

In their different ways, art and philosophy help us, in Schopenhauer's words, to turn pain into knowledge.

We cannot get to our knowledge because the world is too loud. And we tend to make it louder as we cry out in pain, pretending we are singing.

I hate him for himself, but despise him for the memories he revives.

Existence, after losing her, would be hell.

People feel with their hearts, Ellen: and since he has destroyed mine, I have not power to feel for him.

I have not broken your heart - you have broken it - and in breaking it, you have broken mine ... I forgive what you have done to me. I love my murderer - but yours! How can I?

You say I killed you. Haunt me, then!

It's a pity he cannot kill himself with drink.

It's unutterably too much for flesh and blood to bear, even mine.

You have left me so long to struggle against death alone, that I feel and see only death! I feel like death!

He got on to the bed, and wrenched open the lattice, bursting, as he pulled at it, into an uncontrollable passion of tears.  'Come in! come in!' he sobbed.  'Cathy, do come.  Oh, do—once more!  Oh! my heart's darling! hear me this time, Catherine, at last!