“I realised my life would be full of mundane physical suffering, and that there was nothing special about it. Suffering wouldn't make me special, and pretending not to suffer wouldn't make me special. Talking about it, or even writing about it, would not transform the suffering into something useful.” PainSuffering Book:Conversations with Friends Source: Conversations with Friends
“Well, if that's suffering, he thinks, let me suffer. Yes. To love whoever I have left. And if ever I lose someone, let me descend into a futile and prolonged rage, yes, despair, wanting to break things, furniture, appliances, wanting to get into fights, to scream, to walk in front of a bus, yes. Let me suffer, please. To love just these few people, to know myself capable of that, I would suffer every day of my life.” LoveSufferingLossGriefExistential Book:Intermezzo Source: Intermezzo
“Presumably, remembered suffering never feels as bad as present suffering, even if it was really a lot worse - we can't remember how much worse it was, because remembering is weaker than experiencing.” Suffering Book:Beautiful World, Where Are You Source: Beautiful World, Where Are You
“All these people are suffering without the tools to end their own suffering. And we who have the tools refuse to do anything about it because the people who take action are criticized? Oh, that's all very well, but then, what action do I ever take? In my defense, I'm very tired, and I don't have any good ideas.” SufferingModern LifeSocial Commentary Satire Book:Beautiful World, Where Are You Source: Beautiful World, Where Are You
“Zapamiętane cierpienie nigdy nie wydaje się tak straszne jak to obecne, nawet jeśli w rzeczywistości było znacznie gorsze — nie pamiętamy, o ile bardziej cierpieliśmy kiedyś, bo pamięć jest słabsza od doświadczenia.” Suffering Book:Beautiful World, Where Are You Source: Beautiful World, Where Are You