Abuse-survivors Quote by John Mark Green

“Your heart's fate isn't written in the scars.”

— John Mark Green

“Reliving your painful past will poison your heart and your tomorrow.”

— Bryant McGill

“Scars have the strange power to remind us that our past is real. The events that cause them can never be forgotten, can they?”

— Cormac McCarthy

“Time does not heal self‑inflicted wounds; the pain, the scars and the memories remain timeless.”

— Eduvie Donald

“Sometimes it was easier to stay and suffer for the short term than to have a permanent scar reminding you of the past.”

— Peter Monn

“... in time, the pain from a phisical beating would recede, heal, and scar, but wounds inflicted to the heart left scars that never…

— Lorraine Heath

“Do not convince yourself that your suffering was futile, that your scars are simply scars instead of stories. Do not keep your past suspended…

— Bianca Sparacino

“He bears wounds only seen with the heart and the scars that have formed over the years still pain him.”

— Regan Walker

“we must come to terms with the wounds of our past if we are to survive the future.”

— Danielle Paige

“My past relationships helped to shape who I am, but they don't define my life. I'm capable of loving and being without the pain.…

— Tinthia Clemant

“They say that time heals all wounds. But even as wounds heal they leave scars, token reminders of the pain.”

— Richard Paul Evans

“My scars remind me that I did indeed survive my deepest wounds. That in itself is an accomplishment. And they bring to mind something…

— Steve Goodier