Quote by Sade Adu: “I'm ready to suffer, I'm ready to hope.”

Being open to love or anything you care deeply about means being willing to be hurt by it. Readiness to suffer and readiness to hope are two sides of the same courage. You cannot truly want something without accepting that it might cost you.

These lyrics appear on Stronger Than Pride, released in 1988, Sade's third studio album. The album explored themes of devotion, vulnerability, and quiet endurance in love, and was recorded during a period of global pop commercialism that Sade's understated sound consciously resisted.

Nigerian-British singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of the band Sade, whose blend of soul, jazz, and pop made her one of the best-selling artists of the 1980s. Known for her emotional restraint and elegance, she has sold over 110 million records worldwide.