Frost isn't merely saying that problems require patience or effort—he's rejecting the very human wish to find a shortcut around suffering. The phrase "way out" suggests we're trapped, and the instinct is to tunnel sideways, to negotiate, to find some clever detour. But his insistence on "through" means the only passage forward requires you to move *into* the difficulty rather than around it. When someone's grieving, they often ask "When will this stop hurting?"—but the people who heal fastest are usually those who let themselves feel the full weight of loss rather than those who distract themselves into a false recovery.