“Wherever you are, you provoke smiles, union and love, never pain.”

“If you love someone, truly love them, you should never cause them pain. Never fill their eyes with something so close to grief.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book The Killing Dance

“Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.”

Theodor W. Adorno (1903–1969) German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for his critical theory of society

“Stoicism will teach you to smile at pain and frown at the sight of too much pleasure.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“Wherever I go, I will speak of you with love.”

Clive Barker book The Thief of Always

“You have to learn to smile through your pain. Sometimes it’s all we got.”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

“What do you get when you fall in love?
You only get lies and pain and sorrow
So, for at least, until tomorrow
I'll never fall in love again”

Hal David (1921–2012) American lyricist

“Never think I have abandoned you. When the sun shines on you, it is my smile. When you hear the breeze stir through the apple blossoms, it is my whisper that I love you. My love is yours forever.”

Robert Jordan The Shadow Rising

“If you risked love, it took you wherever you wanted to go. If you repressed it, you ended up unhappy.”

Wally Lamb book She's Come Undone

“Love is a never ending smile.”

Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) American singer