We fear violence less than our own feelings. Personal, private, solitary pain is more terrifying than what anyone else can inflict.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Morrison argues that internal emotional pain is more frightening than external violence, highlighting the isolating nature of suffering.
- In plain terms
- Your own private pain feels scarier than harm from others.
- What can you take from it?
- Internal suffering can be more terrifying than external threats.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What pain do you hide?
- What scares you most?
Another view
It dismisses the very real fear that violence can cause.
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