“Strange how it is that men never act crueler than when they're fighting for the sake of an idea. We've been killing since Cain over who stands closer to god. It seems to me that cruelty is just in the way of things. You drive yourself mad if you take it all personal. Those who hurt you don't have the power over you they would like. That's why they do what they do.” IfsMenWayIdeasSeemsFightingHurtStrangeMadKillingSakeCrueltyOver YouCainThose Who Hurt You Author:Marcel Theroux
“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
“When you're hurting another person, past a certain point you're cracking them open and whatever's inside them gets all over you. So you should kinda check out whether you want that to happen.” WantShouldPersonsHappensPastCertainHurtChecksOver You Author:Patrick Califia
“Most people are hurt deeply by betrayals in relationships. It might be better to really get up against and sort of contact that caring, and maybe take a more loving stance even with your own pain, and keep your feet moving towards what you really want, because the cost in terms of intimacy and connection and caring that comes when you try not to be vulnerable, when you're constantly looking out for betrayals of trust, is too great. It makes it very hard to have relationships of the kind that you really want. One, look where the pain is. Flip it over; you'll find that's where the values are.” PeopleTryingKindPainMovingValuesTermHurtCaringBetrayalVulnerableIntimacyOver You Author:Steven C. Hayes