.....'is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say "My tooth is aching" than to say "My heart is broken."
"The dead weight of your legs from sleeping pills, the dizziness from the alcohol, the soft throbbing of your pulse as blood is pumped out your wrists?
That's it. That's what we've been waiting for, that's the quiet comfort.