"Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain."

-- Patrick Rothfuss

#Hurt Quotes #Pain Quotes #Distance Quotes

“The more we learn of the true nature of non-human animals, especially those with complex brains and corresponding complex social behavior, the more ethical concerns are raised regarding their use in the service of manâ€”whether this be in entertainment, as 'pets,' for food, in research laboratories, or any of the other uses to which we subject them.”
“In winter, when the dismal rain Comes down in slanting lines, And Wind, that grand old harper, smote His thunder-harp of pines.”
“I believe, that empirically informed approaches to the question have issued in more illuminating answers than the old armchair approaches. But I think that it would be a terrible mistake to give up on addressing normative questions in epistemology.”
“And you probably remember all of those papers and documents that they had published in the newspapers. And, you know, when you look at that, it really was their own little jihad that they had going. It just wasn't taken very seriously then.”
“If there's anything mean in a feller, a litter authority will bring it out.”
“People will do and think whatever it is they have to in order to survive.”

Source : Carol Plum-Ucci (2008). “The Body of Christopher Creed”, p.197, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“The more a book is like an opium pipe, the more the Chinaman reader is satisfied with it and tends to discuss the quality of the drug rather than its lethargic effects.”
“Charting is a little like surfing. You dont have to know a lot about the physics of tides, resonance, and fluid dynamics in order to catch a good wave. You just have to be able to sense when its happening and then have the drive to act at the right time.”

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