Frida Kahlo — "I tried to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim, and now …"
I tried to drown my sorrows, but the damned things learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.
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From her diary, a poignant and paradoxical statement on dealing with pain.
Date: 1944-1954 (during her diary keeping)
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