Jacqueline Carey Quotes about Pain

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Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?

Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?

Jacqueline Carey

Hurt, Pain, Broken

Jacqueline Carey (2003). “Kushiel's Chosen: A Novel”, p.173, Macmillan

Pain obliterates everything else. In pain, there is only the eternal present.

Jacqueline Carey

Pain, Eternal

Jacqueline Carey (2016). “Kushiel’s Legacy: (Kushiel's Dart, Kushiel's Chosen, Kushiel's Avatar)”, p.770, Macmillan

The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart

Jacqueline Carey

Pain, Heart, Flesh

Jacqueline Carey (2003). “Kushiel's Chosen: A Novel”, p.127, Macmillan

I wondered if he could ever understand that it was a blessing, not a sin, to be graced with more than one love. It could be complicated; of course it could be complicated. And it opened one up to the possibility of more pain and loss. Still, it was a blessing I would never relinquish. Love, genuine love, was always a cause for joy.

Jacqueline Carey

Pain, Loss, Blessing