“When someone hurts you, it’s because they’re hurt. Their hurt is simply spilling over. They need help. And as the Dalai Lama says, “If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.”
Source: Domā kā mūks: iemāci prātam mieru un mērķi katru dienu
“If you use sex outside its proper context, it will hijack your emotions, get you into a bunch of stupid situations, and eventually control your wellbeing. I’m sure you’ve been hurt by all sorts of relationships in the past, and they’ve probably torn you up, caused you to get into fights, ate away at your self-worth, made you sick to your stomach. Well, that’s why. Acknowledgement and appreciation are legitimate needs, but sleeping around is not the way to meet them.”
Source: Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose
“That means it not only can help us understand our error codes, but also address and heal the mental, physical, social, emotional, and spiritual hurt in our lives and in our world.”
Source: Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose
“I came back for you that night.'
...
He had come back.
'Just like I told you I would. I came back for you, and you weren't there,' he continued. 'You promised me, Princess.'
A smidgen of guilt formed within me, and I wasn't sure if it was for lying to him, or the throwing the dagger at his face part. Probably both. 'I... I couldn't.'
'Couldn't?' His voice had dropped again, becoming lower, thicker. 'I have a feeling that if there's something you want badly enough, nothing will stop you.'
A harsh, bitter-sounding laugh escaped me. 'You know nothing.”
Source: From Blood and Ash
“But how to hurt someone who was made only of pain?”
Source: She Who Became the Sun
“So many memories come to mind—the child you were, the adult you’ve become—so much anguish for what happened all those years ago. You never wanted to let anyone down, I know. You feel everything so intensely. Just don’t tell me that you don’t deserve better. You do. Don’t tell me you’re a failure. You’re not. We learn from every mistake. That’s not failing; it’s growing. You are a beautiful, empathetic being of love and light. And don’t say hope will damn you. It won’t always, I promise.”
Source: Grateful to Be Alive: My Road to Recovery from Addiction
“But you tell yourself stories, don't you? Convince yourself the truth is different, because it hurts too much to admit it. That's how we all get through the day, every day, constructing our own little illusions of a never-ending life, of a reality that we have the power to control.”
Source: The Sight
“Someone, somewhere was always getting hurt.”
“People who love someone who doesn't love them back are brave but that bravery gives them only hurt.”
“And being part of something -- really part of it -- means it can be taken away. It means you have something to lose.”
Source: Windfall