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Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that have hurt us. When a person is wounded they will often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears traumatic news will often swoon or faint. This is the mind's way of protecting itself from pain.
— Patrick Rothfuss
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It is a most unhappy state to be at a distance with God: man needs no greater infelicity than to be left to himself.
— Owen Feltham
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