“Scar tissue is stronger than regular tissue. Realize the strength, move on.”
Henry Rollins (1961) American singer-songwriter
“The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.”
— Wallace Stegner, book The Spectator Bird
Variant: Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to
wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
Source: The Spectator Bird
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