“I don't regret the painful times; I bare my scars as if they were medals.”
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Paulo Coelho 844
Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947Related quotes
Variant: It has been said, 'time heals all wounds.' I do not agree. The wounds remain. In time, the mind, protecting its sanity, covers them with scar tissue and the pain lessens. But it is never gone.

“God will not look you over for medals, degrees or diplomas but for scars.”

“There's no regret more painful than the regret of things that never were.”
Ibid., p. 111
The Book of Disquiet
Original: Ah, não há saudades mais dolorosas do que as das coisas que nunca foram!

Yanni in Words. Miramax Books. Co-author David Rensin