Emma Donoghue Quotes

And yet, I found I could survive. I was alert, I felt the pain - the aching loss that radiated out from my chest, sending wracking waves of hurt through my limbs and head - but it was manageable. I could live through it. I didn't feel like the pain had weakened over time, rather that I'd grown strong enough to bear it.

Nobody is hurt. Hurt is in the mind. If you can walk, you can run.

The mind always fails first, not the body. The secret is to make your mind work for you, not against you.

Nothing hurts if you don't let it.

It hurts, but that’s all it does. The most difficult part of the training is training your mind. You build calluses on your feet to endure the road. You build calluses on your mind to endure the pain. There’s only one way to do that. You have to get out there and run.

Pain is the feeling. Suffering is the effect the pain inflicts. If one can endure pain, one can live without suffering. If one can withstand pain, one can withstand anything. If one can learn to control pain, one can learn to control oneself.

I try to think of a way to get there without going past it. There are lots of ways, but they all have me walking a little farther. And that's stupid, I decide. What am I, a little kid? I can stand to see something it hurts to want. I can see it and then just keep walking. It happens to lots of people everyday. We all survive.

Your mind is your invisible talisman. The letters PMA (positive mental attitude) are emblazoned on one side, and NMA (negative mental attitude) on the other. These are powerful forces.

Mental strength is really important because you either win or lose in your mind.

One's state of mind is three-quarters of what counts, so it has to be carefully nurtured if you want to do something great and lasting.

You might not be able to stomach it, but as long as you can mind it, your heart will be all right.

I have a high tolerance for pain - both physical and mental.

I can play with pain. It doesn't bother me.

Luckily, I never feel at one time more than half my pains.

Many minds that have withstood the most severe trials have been broken down by a succession of ignoble cares.

I think I was as mentally tough as I've ever been. I felt like I handled the situation both on and off the court extremely well. I felt like I needed to.

The mind is stronger than any muscle.

He who rejoices even at the stake triumphs not over pain but over the absence of pain where he had anticipated feeling it. A parable.

Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain but for the heart to conquer it.

Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. Say you’re running and you think, ‘Man, this hurts, I can’t take it anymore. The ‘hurt’ part is an unavoidable reality, but whether or not you can stand anymore is up to the runner himself.

I wish I had a gentle mind and a spine made up of iron.

In order to dominate the soul you must also learn to dominate the body. And in order to dominate the body you cannot fear pain.

Where there is no strength of mind there can be no strength of soul.

I am mentally strong.

I can handle pain.