Can it be, O Christ in heaven, that the holiest suffer most, That the strongest wander furthest, and more hopelessly are lost?

The mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain, And the anguish of the singer marks the sweetness of the strain. - Sarah Williams ("Saidie"),

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering.

And remember men will scorn it, 'tis original and true,
And the obloquy of newness may fall bitterly on you.

Aunque mi alma permanezca en la oscuridad, se elevará en la luz perfecta; he amado demasiado a las estrellas para temer a la noche.