“Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.Wallace Stegner
“In a futile attempt to erase our past, we deprive the community of our healing gift. If we conceal our wounds out of fear and shame, our inner darkness can neither be illuminated nor become a light for others.Brennan Manning
“The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.Isobelle Carmody
“The worst wounds, the deadliest of them, aren't the ones people see on the outside. They're the ones that make us bleed internally.Sherrilyn Kenyon