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> [If you try to protect yourself from pain, it becomes a stone in your heart. But the more you learn to face things, the more likely that stone can become a pearl.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aurora/if-you-try-to-protect-yourself-from-pain-it-becomes-a-stone-in-your/)

[Aurora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aurora/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4bc/aurora-30285_face_if-you-try-to-protect-yourself-from-pain_245749.jpg)

> [“Surrendering that pain to stone had deadened me in a way that was a relief, but there was a darker side to that forgetting. I’ve seen folk who numbed their pain with strong drink or Smoke or other herbs and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-hobb/surrendering-that-pain-to-stone-had-deadened-me-in-a-way-that-was-a/)

[Robin Hobb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-hobb/)

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