“There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.”

“Anything, anything would be better than this agony of mind, this creeping pain that gnaws and fumbles and caresses one and never hurts quite enough.”

“sorrow… is a wound that bleeds when any hand but that of
love touches it”

“Here sits the Unicorn;
The wounds in his side
Still bleed”

“Moral wounds have this peculiarity - they may be hidden, but they never close; always painful, always ready to bleed when touched, they remain fresh and open in the heart.”

“When he is wounded, I bleed. {page 262 of John Adams}”

“A luminous body will appear more brilliant in proportion as it is surrounded by deeper shadow.”

“His own voice was older than he was. Ancient, unearthed from some mystical subterranean place… The voice seemed to make his whole body ache. Maybe it made him bleed inside. I wondered if it hurt, if it burned in his throat.”

“The women who changed the world never needed to show anything other than their own intelligence.”

“Mean time the Queen wounded with deep desire,
Bleeds inward, and consumes in hidden Fire.”