Ode to nightingale
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,
Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains
One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk:
'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot,
But being too happy in thine happiness,—
That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees
"His eyes were filled with a dark promise of pain and pleasure."
Inferno, Canto 1
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
Ah me! how hard a thing it is to say
What was this forest savage, rough, and stern,
Which in the very thought renews the fear.
So bitter is it, death is little more;
But of the good to treat, which there I found,
"Hayatımızda öyle anlar vardır ki," diye yazmıştı Honoré de Balzac, "dostumuzun yakınımızda olduğunu hissetmek dayanabileceğimiz tek şeydir. Yaralarımız, sadece acının derinliklerini ortaya çıkaran teselli edici sözlerin altında açılır."
"There are moments in our lives," Honoré de Balzac wrote, "when the sense that our friend is near is all that we can bear. Our wounds smart under the consoling words that only reveal the depths of pain."
Sayfa 107
Jacks had always considered himself more of a sadist than a masochist. He enjoyed inflicting pain, not receiving it. And yet he couldn’t bring himself to leave the shadows of Evangeline’s bedroom.
"The sensations roiling inside her were too much: pain and need and confusion."
Herkesten çok güldü, belli ki acı çekiyor...
She laughed more than anyone else; it's clear she's in pain...
"Your heart does you credit,' said Melinda. 'Although it won't do for much longer.' She smiled at all of them. 'Can't you see? Can't you see what pain you're in now, with your fear and worry? Soon you'll never have to feel like that again!"
"But don't you understand?" the Doctor said. "You can only experience fear if you've known safety. You can only experience grief if you've known love! That pain is important! It's a price worth paying!"
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"Nothing says 'I love you' like a well-made implement of pain.”
What in the world did I do to deserve such a pain in my heart
Guess it's true I'm never getting over you