There is not much sense in suffering, since drugs can be given for pain, itching, and other discomforts. The belief has long died that suffering here… - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

The belief has long died that suffering here on earth will be rewarded in heaven. Suffering has lost its meaning.

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.

Simple people with less education, sophistication, social ties, and professional obligations seem in general to have somewhat less difficulty in facing this final crisis than people of affluence who lose a great deal more in terms of material luxuries, comfort, and number of interpersonal relationships. It appears that people who have gone through a life of suffering, hard work, and labor, who have raised their children and been gratified in their work, have shown greater ease in accepting death with peace and dignity compared to those who have been ambitiously controlling their environment, accumulating material goods, and a great number of social relationships but few meaningful interpersonal relationships which would have been available at the end of life.

Tony’s wife, Carol, would always get mad at