“To suffer unecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.”

“To Suffer unnecessarily is masochistic rather than heroic.”

“In our age, self-indulgence and self-destruction, rather than self-sacrifice, are the foundations for new heroic myths.”

“The other exception to the rule regards dealings with masochists. A masochist derives pleasure from being hurt; so denying the masochist his pleasure through-pain hurts him just as much as actual physical pain hurts the non masochist. The story of the truly cruel sadist illustrates this point: The masochist says to the sadist, "beat me." To which the merciless sadist replies, "NO!" If a person wants to be hurt and enjoys suffering, then there is no reason not to indulge him in hiswont.”

“To look for a meaning in anything is less the act of a naif than of a masochist.”

“I'd rather suffer 1000 truths than enjoy 1 lie.”