“The hate people hold on to for so long is what keeps them from feeling the pain they're most afraid of. deal with it. grow.”

“People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they’re afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they’re wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It’s all in how you carry it. That’s what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you’re letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.”

“Seems to me people are mean or evil because they're scared, mostly, or in pain, or afraid they're going to lose something.”

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.”

“The most intimate feeling people can share is neither love nor hate, but pain.”

“Do you hate people?”“I don't hate them...I just feel better when they're not around.”