There is no relationship in life that comes with the promise of zero pain.
There are some things your mind has been hiding from you.
I am what I am because I have made myself so.
Not likely. Dreams are pretty and usually involve horses or rainbows or castles, or big-
Stupid deer," I said, embarrassed about being startled. "We need a ladder." "I think they're easier to shoot with a rifle." "I'm not talking about the deer," I said, hitting Milo on the back of his shoulder. "We need a ladder to look over the wall." "Or a catapult," Milo said seriously.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That's a saying, or a bit of advice, or a catchprase, or a string of words used to confuse people less intelligent than you. In any case, it means: Life is tough, so you'd better fight hard-or something like that.