1. “Pain is an event. It happens to you, and you deal with it in whatever way you can.” 2. “Normally, words are sent from the brain towards the mouth, and somewhere along the line you take a moment to check them, see that they are actually the ones you ordered and that they’re nicely wrapped, before you bundle them on their way towards your palate and out into the fresh air. But when you’re caught up in the flow of things, the checking part of your mind can fall down on the job.” 3. “‘I mean, if you’re right,’ I said, ‘and personally I’m stuck in the middle of…