'The great sorrow of humanity is loneliness. This single suffering is greater than all of the other possible sufferings that man has ever been forced to endure (except, perhaps for meaninglessness). Tremendous waves of overwhelming pain can be borne willingly if you know that the result is going to be a new human being, a new remedy to this illness. Cancer is lightened by a circle of people who love and understand. People are able to overcome the most tremedous evils by pulling together, suffering together. Indeed, terrible trials can be made easy, even enjoyed, if they are undertaken in common.'
Melinda Selmys, Sexual Authenticity, p.133.
