“To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life.”
Source: Discourse on Method (Rozprava o metodě)
“Except our own thoughts, there is nothing absolutely in our power.”
“To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.”
“Love is awful…. It's all any of us want, and it's hell when we get there.”
Love is awful. It's awful. It's painful. It's frightening. It makes you doubt yourself, judge yourself, distance yourself from the other people in your life. It makes you selfish. It makes you creepy, makes you obsessed with your hair, makes you cruel, makes you say and do things you never thought you would do. It's all any of us want, and it's hell when we get there. So no wonder it's something we don't want to own. I was taught if we're born with love then life is about choosing the right place to put it. People talk about that a lot, feeling right, when it feels right it's easy. But I'm not sure that's true. It takes strength to know what's right. And love isn't something that weak people do. Being a romantic takes a hell of a lot of hope. I think that what they mean is, when you find somebody that you love, it feels like hope.
“In truth, you like the pain. You like it because you believe you deserve it.”
Source: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia
““What were you before you met me?"
"I think I was drowning"
"And what are you now?"
"Water””
Source: On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
“Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please.”
Source: Florentine Histories (Florentské letopisy)
“The more you love, the more you suffer.”
“No one is going to value you more than you value yourself.”
“I try all things, I achieve what I can.”
Source: Moby-Dick (Bílá velryba)
“If you are silent about the pain they'll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”
Source: Their Eyes Were Watching God
