“We carry our wounds and perhaps even worse, our capacity to wound, forward with us.”— Patricia Hampl, amazon.com
“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”— George R. R. Martin, amazon.com
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.”— Walt Whitman, amazon.com
“An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.”— Buddha, amazon.com
“My scars remind me that I did indeed survive my deepest wounds. That in itself is an accomplishment. And they bring to mind something else, too. They remind me that the damage life has inflicted on me has, in many places, left me stronger and more resilient. What hurt me in the past has actually mad…”— Steve Goodlier, positivepsychologyprogram.com
“I still believe in man in spite of man. I believe in language even though it has been wounded, deformed, and perverted by the enemies of mankind. And I continue to cling to words because it is up to us to transform them into instruments of comprehension rather than contempt. It is up to us to choose…”— Elie Wiesel, amazon.com
“People have scars in all sorts of unexpected places. Like secret road maps of their personal histories, diagrams of all of their old wounds. Most of our old wounds heal, leaving nothing behind but a scar. But some of them, don’t. Some wounds, we carry with us everywhere… and though the cut is long g…”— Debora Cahn, Dr. Meredith Grey, Ellen Pompeo, imdb.com
“I'm gonna find someplace I can ease my mind And try to heal my wounded pride”— Miranda Lambert, amazon.com
“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”— Laurell K. Hamilton, amazon.com
“Yes, it is wildly painful when our illusions burst, as when a loved one dies or simply leaves us, but like a crushed flower emanating sweet fragrance under heel, the difficult loss can yield new appreciation for how little time we have to live the dream dancing in the heart of our authentic truth.”— Bryan Reeves, amazon.com
“The courage it takes to confront our own wounds is something the modern world doesn’t prepare us with.”— Bryan Reeves, amazon.com
“Show me the most damaged parts of your soul. And I will show you how it still shines like gold.”— Nikita Gill, instagram.com
“If in life we can learn to identify the internal voices of our wounding that get provoked in relationships and to sabotage them, we can reclaim our true selves and behave more maturely in our relationships. Only then we will stand a chance at successful relationships and the gift of intimacy.”— Pia Mellody, Lawrence S. Freundlich, amazon.com