I've never been very good at feasting on the daily newspaper. It turns bitter in my mouth. And yet, this is my world. This face of suffering I must embrace as a part of my responsibility. Part of the feast is becoming aware of the world that is mine. Part of the feast is owning this broken world as my own brokenness. —Macrina Wiederkehr More about this quote Tags: news awareness pain bitterness suffering Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. —William Arthur Ward More about this quote Tags: forgiveness heart bitterness warmth Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
I believe that happiness can be found. If I thought otherwise, I should be silent and not make unhappiness the more bitter by discussing it. —Carl Hilty in Happiness: Essays on the Meaning of Life More about this quote Tags: silence happiness bitterness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email
Sweet is made sweeter after we eat something bitter. —Tarryn Fisher in F*ck Love More about this quote Tags: perception bitterness sweetness Permalink for this quote facebook twitter tumblr email