Imaginary pains are by far the most real we suffer, since we feel a constant need for them and invent them because there is no way of doing without them.
Source: The Trouble with Being Born, ch. 3 (1973).
-- Emile M Cioran, (Apr 8 1911-1995), Romanian philosopher, essayist; His work has been noted for its pervasiveáphilosophical pessimism, and frequently engages with issues of suffering, decay, andánihilism.