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It is not the pain and the wounds that are the worst. The worst is the humiliation.

Pascal Mercier

It is not the pain and the wounds that are the worst. The worst is the humiliation.

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About Pascal Mercier

Peter Bieri (23 June 1944 – 27 June 2023), better known by his pseudonym, Pascal Mercier, was a Swiss writer and philosopher.