no pain, baby, no gain
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-seven years and one million words
Toronto, 2000.01.12
Survived another trip to the dentist. Three this year - going for a record!!.
twenty-seven years and one million words
Survived another trip to the dentist. Three this year - going for a record!!.
Illusions commend themselves to us because they save us pain and allow us to enjoy pleasure instead. We must therefore accept it without complaint when they sometimes collide with a bit of reality against which they are dashed to pieces.
—Sigmund Freud