“Before taking the discipline for the first time, Brother Martin spent considerable time in prayer. Then he lashed himself with an iron… — J.C. Kearns Copy Share Image
“He can hit a man in the liver so the blood flow stops. It takes a full second before the pain registers… — Adam Berlin 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
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
“She promised new, tantalizing diversions. She whispered words of raw, intense pleasure the likes of which he’d never experienced. He was intrigued.… — Sylvain Reynard Copy Share Image
“We're the sons appalled by violence, with no capacity for inflicting physical pain, useless at beating and clubbing, unfit to pulverize even… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“and afterward, after it was done, it was too much, and I felt like I was going to... I don't know… explode,… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
Could you stop my heart? It's always beating. Sinking like a weight. I don't think I am okay. No not today .… — Kaile Stewart Copy Share Image
“The men would all say that they had died,' Gilligan said. 'These were the most incorrigibly violent characters. They would all say… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“The addict’s reliance on the drug to reawaken her dulled feelings is no adolescent caprice. The dullness is itself a consequence of… — Gabor Maté Copy Share Image
“Some empathy must be learned and then imagined, by perceiving the suffering of others and translating it into one's own experience of… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
An adept of Kriya Yoga conquers death by taking the soul beyond identification with the physical body, consciously and at will; and… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
“Martin will recall this night as the first time--and one of the only times--he ever saw Germans crying in public, not at… — Jessica Shattuck 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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
