“The wounds of the spirit heal and leave no scars.”
John O'Donohue (1956–2008) Irish writer, priest and philosopher
“Time may heal wounds, but it does not erase the scars.”
— Jane Yolen, book Briar Rose
Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 72)
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