“Tis the sharpness of our mind that gives the edge to our pains and pleasures.”

“every pleasure's got an edge of pain, pay your ticket and don't complain”

“Dear Lord! in all our loneliest pains
Thou hast the largest share,
And that which is unbearable,
Tis Thine, not ours to bear.”

“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”

“It takes courage… to endure the sharp pains of self discovery rather than choose to take the dull pain of unconsciousness that would last the rest of our lives.”

“By feeling the sunshine, or pleasure, we end up forgetting all of our miseries, or pains in life.”

“The word 'enough' doesn’t exist inside our minds when it comes on achieving and receiving for our pleasure.”

“We refer with pleasure and with steadfastness to the case of El Greco, because the glory of this painter is closely tied to the evolution of our new perceptions on art.”

“Cold and sharp in the edges, full of fire and warm under the surface”

“Desire is the memory of pleasure and fear is the memory of pain. Both make the mind restless. (…)”