Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change. The sun might shine or the clouds might lower, but nothing could appear to me as it had done the day before. – Mary Shelley Frankenstein, Chapter 23. Victor is consumed with grief after the death of Elizabeth at the hands of the monster he created.
Humans do have an amazing capacity for believing what they choose – and excluding that which is painful. – Mr. Spock Star Trek: The Original Series, ‘And The Children Shall Lead.’.
I retired because I had a knee injury, my cartilage was wearing out, it was painful and I couldn’t put in the four hours of practice each day that I needed to. – Guy Forget
During rehearsals I am confronted by things very mysterious. I have terrific fights with inner demons, and it’s more painful than it ever was. – Jeanne Moreau
So we just hope that all of these governors who are grappling will be able to provide the basic services to our citizens and not have to cut things that really are painful. – Jennifer Granholm
Frustration, although quite painful at times, is a very positive and essential part of success. – Bo Bennett
Millions of Mexicans leave their kids in order to take care of other kids. That’s a very painful thing. – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
This was possible only by dint of extended periods of frequently quite painful reflection and digestion. – Brian Ferneyhough
I eventually want to do writing on all the films, but not necessarily to be the writer. Writing is a painful, painful thing; it really is. – Cary Fukunaga
Years have passed since I have set foot in a comedy club. If the comic is doing badly it’s painful, and if the comic is doing brilliantly, it’s extremely painful. – Dick Cavett
I go through a lot of painful things. There are sessions when I will be on my back afterwards, crawling. – Mo Farah
My first novel didn’t sell well. It was really painful and humiliating and shocking to me. – Maria Semple
It was very painful combing my hair. My grand-uncle was a Pentecostal bishop, and he was very strict: our hair couldn’t be permed or straightened. So I just cut it all off. – Grace Jones
It is as natural to die as to be born; and to a little infant, perhaps, the one is as painful as the other. – Francis Bacon
It is painful to relive things that have caused emotional crises or whatever and find ways to express that musically. – Eric Clapton