• Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is no quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr.

    Henry Suso: Suffering is the ancient law of love; there is no quest without pain; there is no lover who is not also a martyr.
    "Mysticism: A Study in the Nature and Development of Man's Spiritual Consciousness". Book by Evelyn Underhill, p. 152, 1912.