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“One day you might find cause to ask yourself what the limit is to some pain you're experiencing and you'll find out there is no limit at all. Pain is inexhaustible. It's only people that get exhausted”

Book:True Detective

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True Detective

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Nic Pizzolatto

Nic Pizzolatto, born on October 18, 1975, is an accomplished novelist from the United States. His works are renowned for their unique narrative style and profound thematic explorations, with notable titles including 'True Detective' and 'Fargo'. Pizzolatto's novels often blend elements of crime, mystery, and philosophy, captivating readers with their depth and complexity. more

“And yet. (“and yet” opening like a door.) How easily a life can become a litany of guilt and regret, a song that keeps echoing with the same chorus, with the inability to forgive ourselves. How easily the life we didn't live becomes the only life we prize. How easily we are seduced by the fantasy that we are in control, that we were ever in control, that the things we could or should have done or said have the power, if only we had done or said them, to cure pain, to erase suffering, to vanish loss. How easily we can cling to—worship—the choices we think we could or should have made. Could I have saved my mother? Maybe. And I will live for all of the rest of my life with that possibility. And I can castigate myself for having made the wrong choice. It is my prerogative. Or I can accept that the more important choice is not the one I made when I was hungry and terrified, when we were surrounded by dogs and guns and uncertainty, when I was sixteen; it’s the one I make now. The choice to accept myself as I am: human, imperfect. And the choice to be responsible for my own happiness. To forgive my flaws and reclaim my innocence. To stop asking why I deserved to survive. To function as well as I can, to commit myself to serve others, to do everything in my power to honor my parents, to see to it that they did not die in vain. To do my best, in my limited capacity, so future generations don’t experience what I did. To be useful, to be used up, to survive and to thrive so I can use every moment to make the world a better place. And to finally,finally, stop running from the past. To do everything possible to redeem it, and then let it go. I can make the choice that all of us can make. I can't ever change the past. But there is a life I can save: It is mine. The one I am living right now, this precious moment.”

Life Suffering Choice The Past Guilt For The Past

Book:The Choice: Embrace the Possible

Source: The Choice: Embrace the Possible

“People don't suffer from Asperger's. They suffer because they're depressed from being beat up and left out all the time”

Suffering Autism Aspergers Autism Acceptance 2004 High School Kids

Author:Justin Mulvaney

“God, thank you for the storm for I found You in the middle of it.”

Life Pain Suffering Jesus Christianity God Quotes Trials And Tribulations Storm Quotes

Book:Daddy's Little Girl: A Father's Prayer

Source: Daddy's Little Girl: A Father's Prayer

“There is no way you can fast-forward your Life. When going through painful situations, as long as you are complaining about your circumstances, you will find each day long, dreary and miserable to endure. But when you immerse yourself in what you love doing, you will find that each moment is a celebration. You will then be able to flow with Life, joyously, enthusiastically.”