"In terms of the 'S' word, that does not enter my mind. And it never has done. In terms of An Attempt. Because I am stronger than that. I might be a weak person, but I can take pain."

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Literature1858–1939

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"This power of attention is that which perhaps more than any thing else distinguishes those who do great things from those who can do nothing well."

— George Long (scholar)

Literature1800–1879

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"Experienced well-being is on average unaffected by marriage, not because marriage makes no difference to happiness, but because it changes some aspects of life for the better and others for the worse."

— Daniel Kahneman

Psychology1934–2024

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— Robert Burton

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