"So without pain no writing: a new and terrible rule. Except that, when I have taken the pills, nothing is terrible anymore, everything is indifferent, everything is the same" (p. 175) Age of Iron.
The quotation tells the authors view on devices that may dull the feelings of life. In her case pills that most likely ease the pain. However, pain and other feelings in life are ultimately what makes us feel alive. If Humans were never sick or never endured any kind of discomfort, it would truly make feeling great be the usual, making us feel neutral. It is a good thing that we have these vulnerabilities. It is these low points in life that make the good times and successes that much more satisfying. Without ups and downs in life we would have a feeling of neutrality, which would take away our humanistic qualities.
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