Darren Shan Pain Quotations

...The pain didn't bother me. In fact, I welcome it: It meant I was alive.

A world without pain, loss, betrayal, hate, death, loneliness? Impossible!

sometimes, in pursuit of a greater peace, a man must stand by and lets those he loves suffer the injustices of men ho cares only about their own beliefs and nothing about the faith or feelings of others-- even when it pains him to the very core of his spirit

It is good to be taught humility when we are young. If we do not exeperience pain as children, we will cause pain as adults.

But the universe isn't fair. Things don't work out neatly, pain, hardship and challenges divided equally among those best equipped to deal with them. Sometimes individuals have to be Atlases and carry the weight of the world alone. It shouldn't happen that way, but it does.