| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| a80b214 | I would not have traded the delights of my suffering for anything in the world. | self-indulgence wallowing | Gabriel García Márquez | |
| 5734df7 | Stephen had spared no expense in making himself more unhappy, his own position as a rejected lover clearer. | unrequited-love wallowing | Patrick O'Brian | |
| e5261d3 | I have seen people who find that grief gives them something they never had before, and no matter how terrible and real their loss they choose to hug that awfulness to them rather than push it away. | self-pity wallowing | Iain M. Banks | |
| 71f8f76 | [T]here can be a form of vanity in grief that is indulged rather than suffered. | self-pity wallowing | Iain M. Banks |