“Outpouring of emotion—grief, love, affection, anger, distrust . . . fill in the blanks. Emoticons replaced words on the internet. Without words, cohesive thought was replaced by an impulse signified by a smiling or sad face. Where would it end? Driving him to need an outpouring of wine, he expected.”
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“I wanted to quit because I was suffering. That was not a good enough reason.”
“The one who can suffer the most will rise through the ranks of competition.”
“Your ability to suffer is known to depend on your awareness of when it will come to an end.”
“When you know a sufferfest is in the cards, do the exact opposite of trying not to think about it.”
“Suffering is a skill that needs to be learned the hard way.”