William Styron Quotes about Pain

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The pain is unrelenting; one does not abandon, even briefly, one's bed of nails, but is attached to it wherever one goes.

The pain is unrelenting; one does not abandon, even briefly, one's bed of nails, but is attached to it wherever one goes.

William Styron

Pain, Suffering, Bed

The pain of depression is quite unimaginable to those who have not suffered it, and it kills in many instances because its anguish can no longer be borne. The prevention of many suicides will continue to be hindered until there is a general awareness of the nature of this pain.

William Styron

Suicide, Pain, Prevention

William Styron (1990). “Darkness visible: a memoir of madness”, Random House Incorporated

Mysteriously and in ways that are totally remote from natural experience, the gray drizzle of horror induced by depression takes on the quality of physical pain.

William Styron

Depression, Pain, Suffering

William Clark Styron (2010). “Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness”, p.26, Open Road Media

It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.

William Styron

Depression, Crush, Pain

"Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness". Book by William Styron (Chapter VI), 1990.

I get a fine warm feeling when I'm doing well, but that pleasure is pretty much negated by the pain of getting started each day. Let's face it, writing is hell.

William Styron

Pain, Writing, Feelings

William Styron, James L. W. West (1985). “Conversations with William Styron”, p.9, Univ. Press of Mississippi