NERVE Quotes

“Pain takes. That's the clearest truth I know. It takes your energy, your plans, your sense of ease. It takes your patience, your place in the world. If it lingers long enough, it starts to take parts of you.
Yes, pain takes. But it also gives. When it strips you down far enough—when everything unnecessary falls away—it leaves something essential behind. Clarity.”
― Erika Conrad-Wess, NERVE: A Memoir of Chronic Pain, Medical Trauma, and Surviving the Healthcare System