It was that summer, too, that I began the cutting, and was almost as devoted to it as my newfound loveliness. I… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
It's hard to answer the question what's wrong? when nothings right............. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When you have a persistent sense of heartbreak and gutwrench, the physical sensations become intolerable and we will do anything to make… — Bessel A. van der Kolk Copy Share Image
Shedding off one more layer of skin, Keeping one step ahead of the persecutor within. — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I get fixated when I'm bleeding -- I can see why they went in for blood-letting in the medieval times because it… — Russell Brand Copy Share Image
Everyone asks about how I'll feel about the tattoos and scars in thirty years. I always say: "I'll like them." I've always… — Emma Forrest Copy Share Image
A decade of cutting away dead flesh, cauterizing old scars ripped open over and over and still it is not enough. — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
I showed her how I'd been making tiny cuts in my skin to let the badness and the pain leak out. They… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
I am a cutter, you see. Also a snipper, a slicer, a carver, a jabber. I am a very special case. I… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
And with tears of blood he cleansed the hand, The hand that held the steel: For only blood can wipe out blood,… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Oh God just look at me now... one night opens words and utters pain... I cannot begin to explain to you... this...… — Emily Andrews Copy Share Image
“I am not "cured"--I know I never will be. I will always crave that pain to keep me centered. I will always… — J. Kenner Copy Share Image
You say I'm always happy, and that I'm good at what I do, but what you'll never realize is, I'm a damn… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I know it seems like I'm this strong person who can get though anything, but inside I'm fragile. I've had so many… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Death is God's way of saying you're fired. Suicide is humans way of saying you can't fire me, I quit. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Why? You want to know why? Step into a tanning booth and fry yourself for two or three days. After your skin… — Laurie Halse Anderson Copy Share Image
When will people understand that words can cut as sharply as any blade, and that those cuts leave scars upon our souls. — Patience Copy Share Image
I've never hit anybody in my life. I never would, and the only way I could make a point was by hurting… — Richey Edwards Copy Share Image
Cold glass, how you insert yourself Between myself and myself. I scratch like a cat. The blood that runs is dark fruit-… — Sylvia Plath Copy Share Image
“Willow sees her before any of the others. A walking skeleton, the victim of some terrible wasting disease, like something out of… — Julia Hoban Copy Share Image
I took my mother's knife and played johnny johnny johnny on the playhouse floor. I was drunk, stabbed myself every few throws.… — Janet Fitch Copy Share Image
I can feel the hurt. There's something good about it. Mostly it makes me stop remembering. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You start life with a clean slate. Then you begin to make your mark. You face decisions, make choices. You keep moving… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
