„How much of this truth can I bear to see and still liveunblinded?How much of this paincan I use?“

— Audre Lorde

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„How much truth can a spirit bear, how much truth can a spirit dare?… that became for me more and more the real measure of value.“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„Sometimes I even cut myself to see how much it bleeds, it's like adrenaline: The pain is such a sudden rush for me!“
— Eminem
„I assess the power of a will by how much resistance, pain, torture it endures and knows how to turn to its advantage“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„And the very act of living is a tide; at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one day you look down and see how much pain has eroded“
— Jodi Picoult
„How much truth does a spirit endure, how much truth does it dare?“
— Friedrich Nietzsche
„The art of living is the art of knowing how to believe lies. The fearful thing about it is that, not knowing what truth may be, we can still recognize lies.“
— Cesare Pavese
„I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning.“
— Haruki Murakami
„I can bear pain myself, he said softly, but I couldna bear yours. That would take more strength than I have.“
— Diana Gabaldon