“Pain can kill, all on its own: the body goes into shock and shuts down.”
“The body shuts down when it has too much to bear; goes its own way quietly inside, waiting for a better time, leaving you numb and half alive.”
“Pain could be killed. Sadness could not, but the drugs did shut its mouth for a time.”
“The body is just the body. It has it's own structures, it's own laws. It's a thing unto itself. When it breaks down, that's it.”
“That's the trouble with pain, Ellie. If you're lucky, you can wear it for all the world to see. Most people have their pain deep inside, in places no one ever goes. Not until it's too late.”
“How could I know a famished heart will eat its mind? Can kill its body?”