Deep, unspeakable suffering may well be called a baptism, a regeneration, the initiation into a new state.
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
When I was little, I had a feeling that I was going to end up being an actress. I spent a lot of time alone, I was a very shy girl, and I would pretend I was telling someone about this new role that I got.