“Reason doesn't always stand up to pain and come out the victor. ”
“Life is gamble, It's harsh and painful most of the time, and it's not for the timid. Spoils go to the victor, not to the one who doesn't even show up for the battle."-Acheron”
“There is always a use for everything, Victor had told him. Even pain.”
“If it takes night to make day, pain to know pleasure, black to make white, then doesn't it stand to reason that the depth of our friendships could be measured by the quality of our enemies?”
“[B]ut pain doesn't listen to reason, it has it's own reason, which is not reasonable.”
“I have always pictured accupuncture like falling into a box of sewing needles, and then standing up refreshed and free of pain.”