I think it was the first real pain I ever felt in my life... It wasn't what I thought it would be at all. It didn't put an end to me as a person. I think...it gave me a basis for comparison, finding out you could still exist inside the pain, in SPITE of the pain. Stephen King
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This quote comes from the autobiography of Robin Williams, which is called “Patch Adams: Healing Through Joy.” In this book, he wrote about his experience of cancer and how it changed him as a person. He went on to live a full and happy life after his diagnosis, and he ultimately became a world-renowned cardiologist. One thing that this quote illustrates is that sometimes we can tolerate pain because we have a basis for comparison. We can see the difference between the pain we feel now and our previous pain.

And, if we can continue to endure pain, we know it will go away eventually. It also shows that even though things may not be how they used to be, we can still enjoy them as long as we continue to move forward in life.

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