“There's a certain Slant of light, Winter afternoons— That oppresses, like the Heft Of Cathedral Tunes— Heavenly Hurt, it gives us— We can find no scar, But internal difference, Where the Meanings, are.... When it comes, the Landscape listens— Shadows—hold their breath— When it goes, 'tis like the Distance On the look of Death.” GivingLooksLightCertainDifferencesHurtShadowBreathsDistanceWinterLandscapeTunesInternalsHeavenlyAfternoonScarCathedrals Author:Emily Dickinson
“Something hurts, lean in. You just lean into that point until it loses its power over you. There's a certain amount of suffering that you have to be willing to sustain if you want to have a good life. And the real trick is to be able to sustain it with your heart open and still be loving.” IfsWantHeartStillsRealAbleCertainSufferingLosesHurtWillingAmountTricksOver YouGood Life Author:Will Smith
“What a vast Traffick is drove, what a variety of Labour is performed in the World to the Maintenance of Thousands of Families that altogether depend on two silly if not odious Customs; the taking of Snuff and smoking of Tobacco; both which it is certain do infinitely more hurt than good to those that are addicted to them!” IfsWorldTwoCertainHurtDependsSillyVarietySmokingLabourCustomsTobaccoMaintenanceSnuff Book:The Fable of the Bees Source: The Fable of the Bees
“I would like to please the reader, and I think that surprise has to be an element of this, and that may necessitate a certain amount of teasing. To shock the reader is something else again. That has to be handled with great care if you're not going to alienate and hurt him, and I'm firmly against that, just as I disapprove of people who dress with that in mind - dye their hair blue and stick safety pins through their noses and so on.” PeopleIfsThinkingMindMayCareCertainHurtHairReaderAmountPleaseElementsDressesSafetyBlueSticksSurpriseNosesShockPinsTeaseSafety Pins Author:John Ashbery
“Many spiritual teachers have done this. They have disbanded their whole community because everyone got angry. The karma, at a certain point, has to go back to the person; it's intensified and hurts them spiritually.” PersonsDoneWholeSpiritualCertainCommunityHurtTeacherBuddhismAngryKarmaRamaSpiritual TeachersDisbanded Author:Frederick Lenz
“I felt bad about myself because certain people were relentlessly attacking me and my reputation. My mom kept saying 'Let it go, Lauren, It doesn't matter' ... [I] realized I had to stop worrying about what other people think. The next day I got a tattoo on my lower back that says 'sticks and stones', because they may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” PeopleThinkingMayMatterCertainNextFeltHurtBreakWorryMomStonesSticksMy MomBonesI RealizedReputationTattooNext DayAttackingLet It GoHurt MeStop WorryingLaurenSticks And Stones Author:Lauren Conrad
“One of my sensory problems was hearing sensitivity, where certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded like a dentist drill going through my ears.” ProblemSchoolCertainHurtSilenceEarsHearingNoiseLoudBellsSensitivityDentistSensoryDrillsLoud Noises Author:Temple Grandin