“If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts — but it’s not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it’s any better — but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst. My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.” IfsRealLeftBornHurtWorstHugeLike YouDadConnectionsDiedYeahMy DadScarIt HurtsSuperheroRippedYour DadDad DiedGood Dad Author:Jay-Z
“You could spend the rest of your life trying to outlive the scars that are left by what you go through in your formative years.” TryingYearsLeftScarRest Of Your LifeFormative Years Author:Todd Edwards
“Our characteristic response to the mutilated statue, the bronze dug up from the earth, is revealing. It is not that we prefer time-worn bas-reliefs, or rusted statuettes as such, nor is it the vestiges of death that grip us in them, but those of life. Mutilation is the scar left by the struggle with Time, and a reminder of it - Time which is as much a part of ancient works of art as the material they are made of, and thrusts up through the fissures, from a dark underworld, where all is at once chaos and determinism.” ArtMadeEarthLeftDarkStruggleMaterialsResponseChaosAncientCharacteristicsReliefWorks Of ArtScarWornRemindersRevealingStatuesThrustDeterminismUnderworldBronzeMutilation Author:Andre Malraux
“The scars left from the child's defeat in the fight against irrational authority are to be found at the bottom of every neurosis.” ChildrenFightingFoundLeftAuthorityBottomDefeatScarIrrationalNeurosis Book:Man for Himself Source: Man for Himself
“If I tell you my character has grey hair, you will not see her. If I tell you she has a tiny scar at the upper left corner of her lip from which protrudes one grey whisker—you will make up the rest of her face with absolute clarity. If I tell you my character is waiting in a car, you won’t be ‘caught,’ but if I tell you he pushes his fingers down in the crack of the car seat where the ancient leather has pulled away from the seat frame, and pulls up a small coin purse with a faded note in it—you will be mine.” IfsCharacterFacesLeftWaitingCarMinesHairAbsolutesNotesFingersLipsAncientCaughtCornersTinyClaritySeatsCracksScarGreyCoinsLeatherPursesFadedPull UpsWhiskersGrey Hair Book:Writing Alone and with Others Source: Writing Alone and with Others
“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 made me better equipped to face the present.” MindMadePastFacesLeftHurtStrongerWoundsAccomplishmentDamageScarHurt MeResilient Author:Steve Goodier
“A lot of my wounds have healed. They have left scars, and I can either hide my scars, put a long sleeve shirt on, and cover them up. Or, I can show them off and say, "Yeah, it happened."” LongI CanShowsLeftHappenedYeahWoundsShirtsScarHealedSleeves Author:LeCrae
“I want a book to contain a world - indeed the world. Writing is my main means of engagement with the world and I want the scars of that engagement to be left in the language.” WorldWantWritingMeanBookLeftLanguageEngagementScar Author:Aleksandar Hemon