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title: "4 Licking Wounds Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [Licking your wounds will not stop the bleeding, but applying pressure will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orrin-woodward/licking-your-wounds-will-not-stop-the-bleeding-but-applying-pressure/)

[Orrin Woodward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orrin-woodward/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/orrin-woodward-1907_bleeding_licking-your-wounds-will-not-stop-the-bl_191833.png)

> [Losing prepares you for the heartbreak, setback, and the tragedy that you will encounter in the world more than winning ever can.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/losing-prepares-you-for-the-heartbreak-setback-and-the-tragedy-that/)

[Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/pat-conroy-768_encounters_losing-prepares-you-for-the-heartbreak-s_1125175.jpg)

> [Art arises from loss. I wish this weren't the case. I wish that every time I met a new woman and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-almond/art-arises-from-loss-i-wish-this-weren-t-the-case-i-wish-that-every/)

[Steve Almond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-almond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5c/steve-almond-9602_arise_art-arises-from-loss-i-wish-this-weren-t_2649551.png)

> [Im still licking the wounds from my past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kourtnee-willams/im-still-licking-the-wounds-from-my-past/)

[Kourtnee Willams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kourtnee-willams/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47e/kourtnee-willams-31053_past_im-still-licking-the-wounds-from-my-past_3232579.jpg)

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