#hurting

We hurt so much because we have lost a part of ourselves. If we have loved much, we must have given much also, and when everything's over, we feel as though we have lost everything. ↗

— Jocelyn Soriano

#broken-heart #broken-hearted #broken-hearted-quotes #heartache #heartbreak

Divorce isn't the child's fault. Don't say anything unkind about your ex to the child, because you're really just hurting the child. ↗

— Valerie Bertinelli

#anything #because #child #divorce #fault

Yes, I understand why things had to happen this way. I understand his reason for causing me pain. But mere understanding does not chase away the hurt. It does not call upon the sun when dark clouds have loomed over me. Let the rain come then if it must come! And let it wash away the dust that hurt my eyes! ↗

— Jocelyn Soriano

#broken #broken-heart #broken-hearted #broken-hearted-quotes #dating

It is our wounds that create in us a desire to reach for miracles. The fulfillment of such miracles depends on whether we let our wounds pull us down or lift us up towards our dreams. ↗

— Jocelyn Soriano

#broken #broken-heart #broken-hearted #broken-hearted-quotes #dating

It wasn't supposed to. It was just supposed to stop you from hurting yourself.” “It helps—” “No it doesn't. It just pushes it away temporarily. Just like the booze.” “But I need—” “You need to let yourself feel. Feel it, own it. Then move on.” “You make it sound so easy.” Bitterness drips from each syllable. “It’s not. It’s the fucking hardest thing a person can do.” I smooth a damp strand out of her face and away from my mouth. “It’s the hardest fucking thing. It’s why we drink and do drugs and fight. It’s why I play music and build engines. ↗

— Jasinda Wilder

#colton #cope #coping #cutting #drinking

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#hurting #respecting-others #respect