And if I have to tell you something else, let it be this: Do not believe that the one who tries to comfort you lives without toiling among the simple and silent words, which at times have a beneficial effect on you.

Their life hides a lot of exhaustion, a lot of sadness, and is far behind your own. But if it were different, they could never find those words.

[Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition]