Would you like me to put you out of your misery, before I put you out of your misery?
Bentwhistle the Dragon in a Threat from the PastHe prefers the security of known misery to the misery of unfamiliar insecurity.
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him: The Pilgrimage Of Psychotherapy PatientsThe goal of individuation is wholeness, as much as we can accomplish, not the triumph of the ego.
The Middle Passage: From Misery to Meaning in Midlife