“It is a level of psychic pain wholly incompatible with human life as we know it. It is a sense of radical… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
Do you want a sign that you're asleep? Here it is: you're suffering. Suffering is a sign that you're out of touch… — Anthony de Mello Copy Share Image
“in adults the anterior cingulate cortex activates when they see someone hurt. Ditto for the amygdala and insula, especially in instances of… — Robert M. Sapolsky Copy Share Image
“What can you say about pain? Words can trace only the shadow of the thing itself. The reality of hard, sharp physical… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“The best discoveries always happened to the people who weren't looking for them. Columbus and America. Pinzón who stumbled on Brazil while… — Morgan Matson Copy Share Image
“Let me put it this way: You cannot live in the world without being in pain, spiritual and physical pain. We have… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“He can remember that all beauty in animals and plants is a silent, enduring form of love and longing, and he can… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
In the central cases of physical pain, then, it appears that at least part of what is bad about our condition is… — L. W. Sumner Copy Share Image
The other exception to the rule regards dealings with masochists. A masochist derives pleasure from being hurt; so denying the masochist his… — Anton Szandor LaVey Copy Share Image
“Suddenly Damask found herself staring down at the flowers through a dazzle of tears. The words sounded so innocent and so disarming… — Norah Lofts Copy Share Image
“Now, I'm not going to deny that I was aware of your beauty. But the point is, this has nothing to do… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“But the punishment-body relation is not the same as it was in the torture during public executions. The body now serves as… — Michel Foucault Copy Share Image
“Thank God for pain. Most of life's blessings, in my experience, are potential curses. And vice versa. So it is with physical… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“She wanted Kristen to do all the horrible things she said she would do to her and to have her physical pain… — Monique Mensah Copy Share Image
“When a baby gets hungry and cries his levels of stress hormones will move upward. But if Mom or Dad regularly comes… — Bruce D. Perry Copy Share Image
“Ironically, the same scientific disciplines which shape our milk machines and egg machines have lately demonstrated beyond reasonable doubt that mammals and… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
“If I had the capacity to withstand instantaneous physical pain, I think I would have even considered taking a razor to my… — Leanne Waters Copy Share Image
“But looking at you was nothing like looking at those pictures. When I first saw,” he said, looking down at her chest,… — Varian Krylov Copy Share Image
“Juliette,” I whisper. “What are you doing here?” I’m half-dressed, getting ready for my day, and it’s too early for visitors. These… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Find out his hobbies before dumping him. He may be useful as a friend. Get good at chess; there is nothing more… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Bodily delight is a sensory experience, not any different from pure looking or the pure feeling with which a beautiful fruit fills… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
“the media, at least in the U.S., tends to focus on pain pill use, abuse, and addiction by people who do not… — Anna Hamilton Copy Share Image
“That dead-eyed anhedonia is but a remora on the ventral flank of the true predator, the Great White Shark of pain. Authorities… — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“Dabrowshi argued that fear and anxiety and sadness are nor necessarily always undesirable or unhelpful states of mind; rather, they are often… — Kazimierz Dąbrowski Copy Share Image
“The traditional illustration of the direct rule-based approach is the “three laws of robotics” concept, formulated by science fiction author Isaac Asimov… — Nick Bostrom Copy Share Image
When we hit a nail with a hammer the whole of the shock received by the large head of the nail passes… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
“She had not had the relief of amnesia. She had suffered longer, and she had suffered more. Each second was agony in… — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
“I had always been a very physically active person. And I loved my job. I got into the military because of September… — Noah Galloway Copy Share Image
