That's what opium does to suffering: makes it of hypothetical interest only.

“Our own choices might not be as good as those that are made for us.”

“The more you're challenged, the more rigidly you assert your beliefs. You have …”

“But the weight of her anguish over Gregory – this one missing airman, this unre…”

“I know. I was there. I saw the great void in your soul, and you saw mine.”