“Pain is the great equalizer, the cure to mental anguish, the antidote for a hopeful heart.”
“Laughter is the antidote to existential pain”
“Hope that is the only antidote to fear.”
“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.”
“How much can we ever know about the love and pain in another heart? How much can we hope to understand those who have suffered deeper anguish, greater deprivation, and more crushing disappointments than we ourselves have known?”
“The cure for pain is in the pain.”