Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.
Of all the infirmities we have, the most savage is to despise our being.
Self-pity is easily the most destructive of the non-pharmaceutical narcotics; it is addictive, gives momentary pleasure and separates the victim from reality.
There are few human emotions as warm, comforting, and enveloping as self-pity. And nothing is more corrosive and destructive. There is only one answer; turn away from it and move on.