Henry Rollins Quotes

Women shouldn't be burdened by what existed in their past, we should all learn how to turn pain into strength.

Sometimes to heal, you must first get hurt.

Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is.

In my sobriety, I have discovered that the people I love, and who hurt me, were sick like me.

My mum has a lot of pain in her heart to where love is pain for her. But I teach my kids love is beautiful.

Sometimes broken people stay broken.

Pain and suffering, they are a secret. Kindness and love, they are a secret. But I have learned that kindness and love can pay for pain and suffering.

This you have to understand. There's only one way to hurt a man who's lost everything. Give him back something broken.

There is healing in the bitter cup.

Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.

On the other side of pain, there is still love.

. . . your history is no less important to your survival than your ability to breathe. In the end, you can only determine whether to saturate your memories with pain or with perspective. Forgetting is not an option. I tell you the truth now: Pain was not God's plan for this life. It is a reality, but it is not a part of the plan.

It's been stress and drama for a long time now, man. So much has happened. I got shot five times by some dudes who were trying to rub me out. But God is great. He let me come back. But, when I look at the last few years, it's not like everybody just did me wrong. I made some mistakes. But I'm ready to move on.

Somehow the pain, the losses, the hurt, the bad, God is able to transform these into something they could have never been, icons and monuments of grace and love. It is the deep mystery how wounds and scars can become precious, or a ravaging and terrifying cross the essential symbol of relentless affection.” “Is it worth it?” whispered Tony. “Wrong question, son. There is no ‘it.’ The question is and has always been, ‘Are you worth it?’ and the answer is and always, ‘Yes!’

Know this, if someone has cheated on you who truly loves you, they have hurt themselves as much as they have hurt you.

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk.

Everyone gets hurt, but I've probably had the most injuries.

My own belief is that people can come back from anything. It doesn't mean that it won't come at a huge cost.

'Big Sky Mountain' is the story of Hutch Carmody and Kendra Shepherd, lovers with a history, and a lot of hurt pride. The book is about finding their way back to each other, growing as people, and inventing a life they can share.

Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.

One does not love a place the less for having suffered in it, unless it has been all suffering, nothing but suffering.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Acceptance of what has happened is the first step to overcoming the consequences of any misfortune.

I've got cut half in two, once, and blowed up a time or two, but nothing permanent.

Turn your wounds into wisdom.