“There are no healing agents.”— Herbert M. Shelton Related Quotes “If this was mental illness, or even just a particularly clinical case of adolescence, I was bearing up pretty well.”— Barbara Ehrenreich “The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you.”— Amy Bloom “Women respond to comfort and a sense of humor. I was always able to make them laugh, so that helps a lot.”— Peter Dinklage