„I said, you wanna be startin’ somethin’,You got to be startin’ somethin’,I said, you wanna be startin’ somethin’,You got to be startin’ somethin’,It’s too high to get over,It’s too low to get under,You’re stuck in the middle,And the pain is thunder.“

— Michael Jackson

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„I gave you justice, it said, as I was taught it. And I gave you mercy, too, so far as I could. While I could not spare you pain and humiliation, I make you a gift of my own pains and humiliations, that yours might be easier to bear.“
— Diana Gabaldon
„Cupid said, smashing another skeleton to pieces."Nico," Jason managed to say, "it's okay. I get it."Nico glanced over, pain and misery washing across his face."No you don't," he said. "There's no way you can understand."Cupid chided.“
— Rick Riordan
„Ya got cigarettes?” she asks. “Yes,” I say,“I got cigarettes.” “Matches?” she asks.“Enough to burn Rome.” “Whiskey?”“Enough whiskey for a Mississippi Riverof pain.” “You drunk?” “Not yet.“
— Charles Bukowski