That's the great paradox of living on this earth, that in the midst of great pain you can have great joy as well. If we didn't have those things we'd just be numb. Kathy Mattea
Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb. Josh Billings
I am glad that in my life I have never cut short my emotions. The most awful thing of all is to be numb. Elizabeth Taylor
Normal birth to me should not be numb from the waist down and waiting for the doctor to tell you to push. There's a reason we feel it. There's a reason we need to feel it. Ricki Lake