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Siri Hustvedt

"Pain is always emotional. Fear and depression keep constant company with chronic hurting."

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"Pain is always emotional. Fear and depression keep constant company with chronic hurting."

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"The idea that skiing might not be fun, might not be for everyone, had never occurred to me. Where I come from, the sport signified pleasure, nature, family happiness."
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