The thing is, the only real sign of life is growth. And growth requires pain. So to choose life is to accept pain.
Denial, perhaps, is a necessary human mechanism to cope with the heartaches of life.
We cannot enslave others without enslaving a part of ourselves.
Often times, the greatest peace comes of surrender.
Love is never convenient-and rarely painless
Feelings can be like wild animals-we underrate how fierce they are until we've opened their cage