Quotes About Pain

I am one of those people for whom pregnancy is an ordeal.

My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.

My life as a child did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.

I'm able to look the person acting across from me and respond to that. There are times when it becomes so lonely and painful, but I think I'm able to overcome them because I realize that the more fiercely you prepare for a role, the more the audience can feel it.

A prerequisite to empathy is simply paying attention to the person in pain.

One thing I do believe is I'm a believer in the presence of God. I believe that God is close. Whether it's in joy, pain or personal failure, I believe that God is close. That much I feel in my life.

Comparing President Obama with the great leaders who have come before him is painful.

I don't want to show my pain. I resisted; I hesitated. I tried to be invisible, to pretend that nothing was wrong. It's impossible; it's not like me.

I'm pretty good at playing with foot injuries.

1967 was the bleakest, darkest, most emotional period of my life.

I've got a lot of darkness in me.

I feel like there's so much darkness in all of my books.

We have darkness as human beings.

Comedy is probably a way of dealing with anxiety. Sometimes it's a way of dealing with pain.

'Pain' is more indicative of what I like to do. I'm lyric-conscious. I like to tell stories, give advice. Instead of writing a 'Dear Abby' column, I do it on records.

The first cut is the deepest.

Having a pulmonary embolism is definitely easier than heart break.

Everyone has got demons and stuff they're dealing with.

Every war has its demons.

Seeing your baby in pain and seeing them crying and that sort of thing, and you're tired, and you can do nothing about it - that's, like, one of the most demoralizing things I can think of.

A lot of guys around the league might say I need a dentist.

Laughter does not deny pain. Laughter - like a wail - acknowledges and replies to pain.

Pain leaves a mark, the degree depending on the person and the event.

I didn't have a horrible life as a teenager but I was certainly depressed and had some pain in my life at that time. I've spent a lot of time thinking back on that time in my life. I think I am just fascinated by it.