“A mighty pain to love it is,
And 't is a pain that pain to miss;
But of all pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.”
― The Poems of Abraham Cowley
And 't is a pain that pain to miss;
But of all pains, the greatest pain
It is to love, but love in vain.”
― The Poems of Abraham Cowley
“A person doesn't know true hurt and suffering until they've felt the pain of falling in love with someone whose affections lie elsewhere.”
― Her Imperfect Groom
― Her Imperfect Groom
“Unrequited love is the infinite curse of a lonely heart.”
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“She hated that she was still so desperate for a glimpse of him, but it had been this way for years.”
― The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
― The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever
“Because, if you could love someone, and keep loving them, without being loved back . . . then that love had to be real. It hurt too much to be anything else.”
― Kill Me Softly
― Kill Me Softly
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