Dependence is but a sad part at the best; but so long as it is coupled with a certain show of respect it is bearable.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
She went on: The one thing that's made it possible, made it bearable, made it alive, has been my love for you.
"Fortitude"
Hugh Walpole
These instincts have filled your kind with purpose thereby making brief existences on a meaningless planet bearable.
"Corpus of a Siam Mosquito"
Steven Sills