Nothing is more painful to the human mind than after the feelings have been worked up by a quick succession of events, the dead calmness of inaction and certainty which follows and deprives the soul both of hope and fear.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein, spoken by Victor Frankenstein, reflecting on the psychological toll of past events.
1818
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