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“They weren't supermen, or immune to pain. They sweated in confusion and darkness. And … they won.”
Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga
Vorkosigan Saga, Borders of Infinity (1989)
Context: The loonies who sought a glorious death in battle found it very early on. This rapidly cleared the chain of command of the accumulated fools. The survivors were those who learned to fight dirty, and live, and fight another day, and win, and win, and win, and for whom nothing, not comfort, or security, not family or friends or their immortal souls, was more important than winning. Dead men are losers by definition. Survival and victory. They weren't supermen, or immune to pain. They sweated in confusion and darkness. And … they won.
“The deeper the feeling, the greater the pain”
Leonardo Da Vinci (1452–1519) Italian Renaissance polymath
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
Haruki Murakami book What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Source: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
“Pain is something to master, not to wallow in.”
Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
“There's no coming to consciousness without pain.”
C.G. Jung (1875–1961) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist who founded analytical psychology
“The secret of joy is the mastery of pain.”
Anaïs Nin (1903–1977) writer of novels, short stories, and erotica
“To frown at pleasure, and to smile in pain.”
Source: Night-Thoughts (1742–1745), Night VIII, Line 1045.
“The pain is not great. But the symbolism is disagreeable.”
Dave Eggers (1970) memoirist, novelist, short story writer, editor, publisher
Source: What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng (2006), Ch. 5, pp. 50
“Pain is just a consequence of love.”
Ariana Grande (1993) American singer-songwriter
My Everything (2014)