One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.

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The unwelcome November rain had perversely stolen the day's last hour and pawned it with that ancient fence, the night. ― F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Poetry is just so emo." he said. "Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul. ― John Green

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When you let go of past pain, believe in yourself, and follow your dreams you can find true happiness! ― Casi McLean

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Painful as it may be, a significant emotional event can be the catalyst for choosing a direction that serves us - and those around us - more effectively. Look for the learning.

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Power is find at the limit of pain. ― Lailah Gifty Akita

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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor. Everyone could smell it. Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered; been limited, gone through things for the Lord, willing to be imprisoned by the Lord, just being satisfied with Him and nothing else, immediately you scent the fragrance. There is a savor of the Lord. Something has been crushed, something has been broken, and there is a resulting odor of sweetness.

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I love you because no two snowflakes are alike, and it is possible, if you stand tippy-toe, to walk between the raindrops. ― Nikki Giovanni

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The trick is not how much pain you feel--but how much joy you feel. Any idiot can feel pain. Life is full of excuses to feel pain, excuses not to live, excuses, excuses, excuses.

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Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her? _ Simone Elkeles

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