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

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

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

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

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

"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."