--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I guess I should have known back then…" description: "\"“I guess I should have known back then. All the guys after him only left flesh wounds. Benjamin managed to get into my bones on day one.”\" — Jay Bell" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/jay-bell-14246_true-love_i-guess-i-should-have-known-back-then-al_1168240.jpg" --- # I guess I should have known back then. All the guys after… ![“I guess I should have known back then. All the guys after him only left flesh wounds. Benjamin managed to get into my bones on day one.” quote by Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/jay-bell-14246_true-love_i-guess-i-should-have-known-back-then-al_1168240.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/jay-bell-14246_true-love_i-guess-i-should-have-known-back-then-al_1168240.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/jay-bell-14246_true-love_i-guess-i-should-have-known-back-then-al_1168240.jpg) > ““I guess I should have known back then. All the guys after him only left flesh wounds. Benjamin managed to get into my bones on day one.”” [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A character reflects on deep, lasting trauma that goes beyond surface wounds. **In simple terms:** Deep trauma lingers beneath visible injuries. Key Takeaway Recognize hidden pain in others. Themes trauma healing relationships Mood empathetic reflective Type narrative emotional When to use this quote - friendship - romantic relationship - family conflict - therapy sessions Key Concepts psychology post‑traumatic growth Questions to Reflect On - What signs indicate deeper wounds? - How can you support someone with invisible trauma? A Different Perspective Healing takes time and may not be immediate. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [True love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/true-love/) ## Related quotes > [Forgiving does not usually happen at once. It is a process, sometimes a long one, especially when it comes to wounds gouged deep. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-b-smedes/forgiving-does-not-usually-happen-at-once-it-is-a-process-sometimes-a/) [Lewis B. Smedes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-b-smedes/) > [Where's the superficial? I was, and therefore am, dim, gloomy, a drag, unfashionable, unfanciable, and awkward. This doesn't seem like superficial to me. 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Let's see how well you guys do with my left side!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendon-urie/you-cant-take-me-out-let-s-see-how-well-you-guys-do-with-my-left-side/) [Brendon Urie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendon-urie/) > [“You are mine. Mine. I won’t let anyone touch you ever again. No one, you hear me? Not Martin, not any fucking man. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-a-webb/you-are-mine-mine-i-won-t-let-anyone-touch-you-ever-again-no-one-you/) [T.A. Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-a-webb/) > [Benjamin, we’re meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/benjamin-we-re-meant-to-lose-the-people-we-love-how-else-would-we/) [Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/) > [Giorgio Agamben is possibly the most delicate and probing thinker since Walter Benjamin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avital-ronell/giorgio-agamben-is-possibly-the-most-delicate-and-probing-thinker/) [Avital Ronell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avital-ronell/) > [“I willna take ye to anyone. And I care not if ye take my life. Just make it quick, so I might be finished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-b-brown/i-willna-take-ye-to-anyone-and-i-care-not-if-ye-take-my-life-just/) [E.B. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-b-brown/) ## More by Jay Bell > [“My best friend is straight and we sleep together." Jace blurted out. "Sounds like you should be on a talk show." Jace's face started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/my-best-friend-is-straight-and-we-sleep-together-jace-blurted-out/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [“I often wonder if attraction is based on us recognizing what we ourselves lack.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/i-often-wonder-if-attraction-is-based-on-us-recognizing-what-we/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [“Happy Couples are boring.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/happy-couples-are-boring/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [“Yeah, and I honestly don’t hold it against you anymore. 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Inside and out.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/he-was-so-handsome-so-beautiful-inside-and-out/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [“He looks into my eyes, mine mirrored in his, and we each see a boy, lost in pauper’s bliss.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/he-looks-into-my-eyes-mine-mirrored-in-his-and-we-each-see-a-boy-lost/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [Popular kids are just a powerful union of needy, insecure losers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/popular-kids-are-just-a-powerful-union-of-needy-insecure-losers/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [“Some people think ignoring their inner child makes them seem grown-up. When I see someone ignoring a crying child, I think they're an asshole.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/some-people-think-ignoring-their-inner-child-makes-them-seem-grown-up/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [“Enséñame a volar, mi mariposa hermosa,’ Tim said suddenly. ‘It’s from a poem I— Well, it’s from a poem.’ ‘What’s it mean?’ ”Teach me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/ens-ame-a-volar-mi-mariposa-hermosa-tim-said-suddenly-it-s-from-a/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) > [“Do you see what I mean now? We can be anything we want to each other. I'm not scared to admit who I'm interested…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-bell/do-you-see-what-i-mean-now-we-can-be-anything-we-want-to-each-other-i/) [Jay Bell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) [Explore all 46 Jay Bell quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-bell/) ## More Benjamin quotes > [“I willna take ye to anyone. And I care not if ye take my life. Just make it quick, so I might be finished…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-b-brown/i-willna-take-ye-to-anyone-and-i-care-not-if-ye-take-my-life-just/) [E.B. Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-b-brown/) > [Giorgio Agamben is possibly the most delicate and probing thinker since Walter Benjamin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/avital-ronell/giorgio-agamben-is-possibly-the-most-delicate-and-probing-thinker/) [Avital Ronell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/avital-ronell/) > [Benjamin, we’re meant to lose the people we love. How else would we know how important they are to us?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-roth/benjamin-we-re-meant-to-lose-the-people-we-love-how-else-would-we/) [Eric Roth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-roth/) > [“You are mine. Mine. I won’t let anyone touch you ever again. No one, you hear me? Not Martin, not any fucking man. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-a-webb/you-are-mine-mine-i-won-t-let-anyone-touch-you-ever-again-no-one-you/) [T.A. Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-a-webb/) > [ “I agree. To me, it \[galloping on horseback\] is the essence of freedom—the power of the beast beneath you, the wind in your face,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzannah-daniels/i-agree-to-me-it-galloping-on-horseback-is-the-essence-of-freedom-the/) [Suzannah Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzannah-daniels/) > [“Benjamin True loved this about humans—how they were generally free to decide to invest themselves in good things.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-pelham/benjamin-true-loved-this-about-humans-how-they-were-generally-free-to/) [Jack Pelham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-pelham/) > [Shelton Benjamin and Charlie Haas are always on their 'A-game.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shelton-benjamin/shelton-benjamin-and-charlie-haas-are-always-on-their-a-game/) [Shelton Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shelton-benjamin/) > [“They kissed. For hours or seconds. They floated as Benjamin built the pleasure and the sweetness. It became a life raft that they both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-l-white/they-kissed-for-hours-or-seconds-they-floated-as-benjamin-built-the/) K.L. White > [“The confines of enslavement were producing Black people who were intellectually, psychologically, culturally, and behaviorally different, not inferior. Benjamin”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ibram-x-kendi/the-confines-of-enslavement-were-producing-black-people-who-were/) [Ibram X. Kendi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ibram-x-kendi/) > [Walter Benjamin has this notion of the angel of history and in a way that's paradoxical itself. We don't have angels in history anymore.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-stern/walter-benjamin-has-this-notion-of-the-angel-of-history-and-in-a-way/) [Steve Stern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-stern/) > [Benjamin Hardlysee decided to point it out to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-gay/benjamin-hardlysee-decided-to-point-it-out-to-me/) David Gay > [Benjamin Franklin didnt win 21 Grammys right?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kanye-west/benjamin-franklin-didnt-win-21-grammys-right/) [Kanye West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kanye-west/) > [“Whoever said love was blind, was right, Benjamin decided sometime later as he listened to the even rise and fall of Tzadkiel’s breaths. 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