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“A wound gives off its own light
surgeons say.
If all the lamps in the house were turned out
you could dress this wound
by what shines from it.”
― Anne Carson, The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos

“scars may fade but they last forever.”
― bridgett devoue, soft thorns

“I won´t let my scars define me. Not anymore. From now on, they´re a symbol of what I have left to fight for.”
― Kalyn Josephson, The Storm Crow

“i love your scars they give my fingertips a story to trace”
― bridgett devoue, soft thorns

“She had tried to lock her sins up in the attic of her psyche as if they were a mystical portrait forced to bear the demonic scars upon her soul. But her actions had caught up to her at last, coming for their pound of flesh, and she could feel the burn of her transgressions on her skin like a half-healed tattoo.”
― Nenia Campbell, Escape

“The things that were so bad, that hurt so. If I forget them, if I forget such things still happen, how can I help others? My scars prove that I know myself what others suffer.”
― Elizabeth Moon, The Deed of Paksenarrion

“Scars - the graffiti of violence. - Harry Dresden”
― Jim Butcher, Turn Coat

“Your life is written on this body, and I love every piece of it.”
― Hank Green, A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor

“...in every scar there is a story. The salve is the telling itself.”
― Emily Bernard, Black Is the Body: Stories from My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine

“Never be ashamed of a scar.”
― A.J. Sky, Firestorm

“The donut dunked herself in coffee
But burnt herself in the process
And despite the scars she bore
She was delicious anyways”
― Brendan Bigney, Atomic Kiss

“I’ve learned it is inevitable to avoid being a scar in someone else’s heart.”
― Lidia Longorio, Hey Humanity

“Childhood is a time of curiosity and peril, and nobody comes out of it unscarred.”
― Liz Phair, Horror Stories: A Memoir

“You can’t buy love. But you also can’t help who you fall in love with. You just have to be able to let yourself see them for who they really are, not just who you see them as. It’s hard, getting past your own perceptions, past the hurts that scar you along the way. But I think that’s the real lesson in life: being willing to revisit your assumptions before they keep you from living happily ever after.”
― Melanie A. Smith, You Can't Buy Love

“Love is like being burned in flames then plunged into icy water. Love leaves scars and broken hearts. Your emotions change from one second to the next.”
― Clifford Thurlow, Gigolo: Inside the Secret World of the Super Rich

“scars may fade
but they last forever”
― bridgett devoue, soft thorns

“those who act as if everything is a joke are the people who have the most scars.”
― K. Weikel, Replay: Lifeline

“When I look at people, I don’t see their wounds. I see their scars. Because scars mean healing.”
― Brian McBride, Every Bright and Broken Thing

“Scars. A reminder that you once had a life you couldn't handle.”
― Nitya Prakash

“Healing a wound is easier than healing the scar, that is, healing the hurt takes more time than healing the pain”
― P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

“Don't be frightened by your wounds, celebrate them as priceless relics born of your toil.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Every Generation Needs Caretakers: The Gospel of Patriotism

“What letter?â€� she heard McKenna ask in a suffocated voice.
“The one you had sent to her…asking for money, because you needed to break your apprenticeship and flee from Mr. Ilbery. Mrs. Faircloth read the letter to me…and hearing the words you had written made me realize…that as long as there was a chance that you were in this world, I wanted to go on living in it.� Aline stopped suddenly as her eyes blurred, and she blinked furiously to clear them.
McKenna made a hoarse sound. He came to the chair and sank to his haunches before her, breathing as if someone had delivered a crushing blow to the center of his chest.
“I never thought you’d come back,� Aline said. “I never wanted you to find out about my accident. But when you returned to Stony Cross, I decided that being close to you—even for one night—was worth any risk. That is why I…� She hesitated, blushing wildly. “The night of the village fair…�
Breathing heavily, McKenna reached for the hem of her gown. Swiftly Aline bent to stop him, gripping his wrist in a convulsive movement. “Wait!�
McKenna went still, the muscles of his shoulders tightly bunched.
“Burn scars are so ugly,� Aline whispered. “They’re all over my legs. The right one is especially bad, where much of the skin was destroyed. The scars tighten and shrink until it’s difficult to straighten my knee sometimes.�
He absorbed that for a moment, and then proceeded to pry her fingers from his wrist and remove her slippers, one after the other.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

“I wish I had known,â€� he murmured. “I should have been with you.â€�
That made Aline want to weep, but she set her jaw hard to keep it from quivering. “I wanted you,� she admitted stiffly. “I kept asking for you. Sometimes I thought you were there, holding me…but Mrs. Faircloth said they were fever dreams.�
The motion of his hands stopped. The words seemed to send a tremor across his wide shoulders, as if he had taken a chill. Eventually his palms resumed their progress along her thighs, pressing them apart, his thumbs skimming the insides. “So this is what has kept us apart,â€� he said unsteadily.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

“McKenna rose on his knees, gripping the chair arms on either side of her, his face just inches from her own.
Aline had been prepared for sorrow, sympathy, repulsion…but she had never anticipated rage. She had not expected the gleam of primitive fury in his eyes, and the grimace of a man who had nearly been pushed beyond the limits of sanity. “What did you think I meant when I said that I loved you? Did you think I would give a damn about your scars?�
Stunned by his reaction, Aline responded with a single nod.
“My God.� The blood rose higher in his face. “What if the situation were reversed, and I was the one who had been hurt? Would you have left me?�
“N´Ç!â€�
“Then why did you expect anything less of me?�
The explosive outburst caused her to shrink back in the chair. McKenna leaned forward, following her, his fury now edged with anguish. “Damn you, Aline!â€� He took her face between his shaking hands, his long fingers cradling her cheeks, his eyes liquid and glittering. “You’re the other half of me,â€� he said hoarsely. “How could you think that I wouldn’t want you? You’ve put us both through hell for no reason!”
― Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

“Shut up,â€� McKenna said tenderly, continuing to kiss her legs, accepting her scars as she had never been able to do for herself. He touched her everywhere, his hands stroking and caressing her shrinking flesh. “It’s all right,â€� he murmured, reaching up to rub her taut stomach in soothing circles. “I love you. All of you.”
― Lisa Kleypas, Again the Magic

“Just because his own wings were burnt, it didn't mean he had to burn othersâ€�.”
― Dean F. Wilson, Lifemaker

“There were times when I had to face problems that were of a tribal nature and unless I could solve them instantly they would fester and eventually lead to unexpected consequences or perhaps even my death. I encountered this sort of situation with my steward Henry Roland Cavalla. At the time he had a financial problem at home because of gambling and asked for a raise in pay, which I was not authorized to give. To do so would cause problems with the other crew members who could all justify a pay raise for one reason or another.
It must have been the umpteenth time that he Henry had approached me with this request and as usual I turned him down with an explanation as to why. At times I would give him a few extra dollars out of my pocket but this time I reacted with a curt “No! I told you how it works countless times!â€� Although this time was no different than the other times Henry reacted violently. Lunging forward he bit me through my shirt with teeth that had been sharpened with a file. Fortunately my Bosun Togar was there and jumped into the fray. Holding Henry at bay I went to my head (bathroom) and after pouring 90% pure alcohol on the wound, covered it with a towel and a new shirt. When I reappeared it was as if nothing had happened. Sitting down at my desk I proceeded to read the regulations by which I could fire him and even turn him over to the policeâ€�. Crying he begged for forgiveness, telling me how financially strapped he was and how much he needed this job. Togar even added that he knew how much Henry needed the job and that he had never had a problem with me and could I give him another chance. In the end I suspended Henry for a month telling him and to go back to his village and straighten things out. He never knew how severe my wound was but it did heal, however I carried a very visable scar for years.”
― Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater Two...."

“I did not grow so I can entertain my pain. I have grown to embrace my scars , because they made me who i am today.”
― Thandazo Perfect Khumalo

“Life is filled with overwhelming tragedy, but it's also filled with incomparable beauty. I read somewhere that god doesn't come to us in the happy times. He comes to us through our scars and wounds.”
― Viola Shipman, The Heirloom Garden

“He had seen a bit of life and wore the scars to prove it.”
― Paul Carter