No - they have, that's the point of the quote. The horrible pain you feel shows how much you love them, and it's better to have that and their love and their memories than to have never known them. They're not saying the loss doesn't hurt.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

well, all of this actually must be conjecture. a person who has never loved would not know what having lost love is like, and once a person has loved and lost they no longer have an accurate perspective on what never having loved before was like.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Incidentally, neither have 99% of people who claim they have.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That would be William Shakespeare...

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Actually, it was Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and it was in a very long poem called "In Memoriam, A.H.H" written after the death of his best friend (and possibly his lover) Arthur Henry Hallam. But you could be forgiven for thinking it was Shakespeare, because it does sound vaguely Shakespearean. Also, Kun, I'm pretty sure he had. You should read the poem: it's a beautiful meditation on grief. But even if you don't, don't put it down if you haven't read it.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Truly*

by Anonymous 13 years ago

At first I NW'ed this... but then I realize, that's happened to me, and it hurts every single day. But I prefer that pain 'cause it reminds me she exists, nothing would ever compare to the memories I have left.

by Anonymous 13 years ago