William Empson (1906–1984) English literary critic and poet
"Villanelle" (1928), line 1; cited from John Haffenden (ed.) The Complete Poems (London: Allen Lane, 2000) p. 33.
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“To remind me, pain is the best teacher”
— Holly Black, book White Cat
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