“Take pains. Be perfect.”

“Nothing satisfies God but the voluntary sacrifice of love. The pain of Christ gave God no pleasure — only the love that was tested by pain — the love of perfect obedience.”

“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.”

“The life of a Christian is nothing but a perpetual struggle against self; there is no flowering of the soul to the beauty of its perfection except at the price of pain”

“Men take more pains to hide than to mend themselves.”

“…Zegna's jacket is perfect and Gucci's pants are perfect. So we got two suits, and I hope I am going to take one home.”

“To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it.”

“Do you think it takes true pain to experience true pleasure?”

“Before we make love, my husband takes a pain killer.”

“And yet it takes only the smallest pleasure or pain to teach us time’s malleability.”