Susan SontagIt is intolerable to have one's sufferings twinned with anybody else's.
About This Quote
When you are in pain, it is unbearable to have another person in pain. You feel sorry for that person and try to alleviate their pain. However, it is impossible to alleviate someone else’s pains when they are not present. If you were in pain, would you want to be with another person who had the same pain? For instance, if someone was in an accident and was in severe pain, would you want to be around them? Would you want to be their friend if they were in severe pain? The reality of the situation is that it is impossible to twin your pains with anyone else’s.
Source: Regarding The Pain Of Others
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