Those whom fate has dealt hard knocks remain vulnerable for ever afterwards. - Stefan Zweig

The heart is able to bury deep and well what is urgently desires to forget.

There's an inherent limit to the stress that any material can bear. Water has its boiling point, metals their melting points. The elements of the spirit behave the same way. Happiness can reach a pitch so great that any further happiness can't be felt. Pain, despair, humiliation, disgust, and fear are no different. Once the vessel is full, the world can't add to it.

Malice is always lucky.