The painful parts of Washington history have often been about men trying harder to save face than lives.
Now I come to the most painful and tragic part of my story.
Well, the painful part of the narrative was probably past, now.
They'd already traded life stories, with the more painful parts left out.
The more painful part of the exercise is to look back and see where they've done the opposite.
"Moving a child from the home is the most painful part of my job," he said.
The games have long been the most painful part of his job.
But the most painful part of it is having to be away from your family.
"It was painful part of my life that I want to forget about."
Instead, work a different, less painful part of your body.