“To always be hoping for a respite and never to get it was a peculiarly harassing experience. It was at this point that I realized the destructive power of sheer exhaustion. It is as deadly as any disease, and kills all joy in living.”
— Simone de Beauvoir, from “Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter,” wr. c. 1958 (via violentwavesofemotion)