I used to think a drug addict was someone who lived on the far edges of society. Wild-eyed, shaven-headed and living in a filthy squat.That was until I became one…

Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and...

What is the point of roaming the world when it’s the same misery everywhere?

Tiny is saying, “If you can’t trust your gut then what can you trust?” And I say, “You can trust that caring, as a rule, ends poorly,” which is true. Caring doesn’t sometimes lead to...

Misery loved company, but damnation needed it.

The misery of other people is only an abstraction […] something that can be sympathized with only by drawing from one’s own experiences. But as it stands, true empathy remains impossible. And so long as...

We have no home. Please help me and my baby. God will bless you.” I noticed her broken teeth. My heart sank; I turned my face to the other side. My God! If I turned...

What greater evil could you wish a miser than long life?

Man cannot cherish his existence any longer than life holds out charms to him: when he is wrought upon by painful sensations, or drawn by contrary impulsions, his natural tendency is deranged; he is under...

If your life is a miserable disaster, you might want to consider, that it’s because you are doing something wrong.

Turn your past wound of misery and sadness into a wonder of life.

It seemed to Rosa Lublin that the whole peninsula of Florida was weighted down with regret. Everyone had left behind a real life. Here they had nothing. They were all scarecrows, blown about under the...

Misery is the outcome of one’s continuous negative evaluations of one’s life.

Each indulgence in pleasure is an appointment made with misery.

we look for misery than the possible victory as the part of event

A walk is a walk and must be taken; breakfast and dinner come when they are due. The routines of the living are inviolable, no hiatus called on account of misery, spiritual crisis, or awful...

Unpopular, lonely and loving, Elinor need not trouble, For if she were not so loving, She would not be so miserable.

You’re like a man who loves nothing better than a thick steak but wouldn’t last an hour in a slaughterhouse.

When he came home early, he was dreary. There, he’d sit by the fireplace, his worn hands gripping the newspaper a bit too tight, his eyes held to it, unseeing, towards the words, the meaningless...

a miser is someone who has a heart and refuses to love!

as long as there arehuman beings aboutthere is never going to beany peacefor any individualupon this earth (oranywhere elsethey mightescape to).all you can dois maybe grabten lucky minuteshereor maybe an hourthere.somethingis working toward youright now,...

Only one thing mattered: this was not a Horcrux. Dumbledore had weakened himself by drinking that horrible potion for nothing. Harry crumpled the parchment in his hand and his eyes burned with tears as behind...

But where is the antidote for lucid despair, perfectly articulated, proud, and sure? All of us are miserable, but how many know it? The consciousness of misery is too serious a disease to figure in...

Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else. Only then are you free to serve and enjoy other people.

Always doubting and questioning everything strikes me as a very miserable way to live.

West couldn’t simply leave the man like this, he didn’t have it in him.”Goodman Heath,” he said as he approached, and the peasant looked up at him, surprised. He fumbled for his hat and made...

Writing does not cause misery, it is born of misery.

Misery alternates with euphoria.

A dor era como um pontão velho, por vezes estava encoberto, e outras, visível, mas sempre presente.

Martin in particular concluded that man was born to live either in the convulsions of misery, or in the lethargy of boredom.