Orson Scott CardI've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it.
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When a person lives with pain, the pain is always there. You can hide it from others, but you can never hide it from yourself. There's no way to escape the feeling of pain. It's just always there, gnawing away at your mind and body.
It's almost like a parasite that grows bigger each time you feed it by dwelling on the pain. You don't know who you will be without pain, because you can't live with it every day of your life.
Source: Enders Game
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