"No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear."

"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart."

"If you love deeply, you're going to get hurt badly. But it's still worth it."

"Everyone thinks forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive."

"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear."

"The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say My tooth is aching than to say “My heart is broken."