--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: He’s near enough my height, which is…" description: "\"“He’s near enough my height, which is rare. But he’s thick and terribly old, maybe in his forties. White swirls from his temples. A dozen twin scars ma..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/pierce-brown-1011_scars_he-s-near-enough-my-height-which-is-rare_571396.jpg" --- # He’s near enough my height, which is rare. But he’s thick… ![“He’s near enough my height, which is rare. But he’s thick and terribly old, maybe in his forties. White swirls from his temples. A dozen twin scars mark his neck. I’ve seen their sort before.” quote by Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/pierce-brown-1011_scars_he-s-near-enough-my-height-which-is-rare_571396.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/pierce-brown-1011_scars_he-s-near-enough-my-height-which-is-rare_571396.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/pierce-brown-1011_scars_he-s-near-enough-my-height-which-is-rare_571396.jpg) > ““He’s near enough my height, which is rare. But he’s thick and terribly old, maybe in his forties. White swirls from his temples. A dozen twin scars mark his neck. I’ve seen their sort before.”” [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) ## 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 is described as aged yet powerful, marked by scars indicating experience. **In simple terms:** An old, scarred figure shows strength. Key Takeaway Respect experience, see beyond appearance. Themes age power scarred wisdom Mood introspective serious Type literary character When to use this quote - leadership training - historical analysis - personal growth - conflict resolution Key Concepts character study mythic archetype Questions to Reflect On - What does true strength look like? - How do scars shape identity? A Different Perspective Aging may limit physical ability; scars can be misleading. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Scars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scars/) ## Related quotes > [I'd love to have been in things like 'The Jewel in the Crown,' but of course they're terribly old English. I can do that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julia-mckenzie/i-d-love-to-have-been-in-things-like-the-jewel-in-the-crown-but-of/) Julia McKenzie > [“Like you, her scars mark her journey.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-n-holmberg/like-you-her-scars-mark-her-journey/) [Charlie N. 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Just because mine are hidden doesnt make them any less painful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unknon/we-all-have-scars-just-because-mine-are-hidden-doesnt-make-them-any/) Unknon > [Funny how internal scars never healed. They were the souvenirs of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/funny-how-internal-scars-never-healed-they-were-the-souvenirs-of-the/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [Scars by Papa Roach. <3](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophielianne/scars-by-papa-roach-3/) Sophielianne > [The beauty's in the scars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-homme/the-beauty-s-in-the-scars/) [Joshua Homme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-homme/) ## More by Pierce Brown > [“Where did you hear that song?" I ask her without sitting up. "From the HC," she says, blushing. "A little girl sang it. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/where-did-you-hear-that-song-i-ask-her-without-sitting-up-from-the-hc/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“Men call him father, liberator, warlord, Slave King, Reaper. But he feels a boy as he falls toward the war-torn planet, his armor red,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/men-call-him-father-liberator-warlord-slave-king-reaper-but-he-feels/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“Even the cruel feel pain. And even the cruel can change. I hope this changes him. He could do so much, if only he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/even-the-cruel-feel-pain-and-even-the-cruel-can-change-i-hope-this/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“The floor is made of condensed air, so we are suspended above a mile vertical drop.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/the-floor-is-made-of-condensed-air-so-we-are-suspended-above-a-mile/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“She said she would protect us…” I whisper. “Who?” “The Sovereign…” He’s silent for a long moment. “I know it may be impossible to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/she-said-she-would-protect-us-i-whisper-who-the-sovereign-he-s-silent/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“can nearly smell the pencil-shaving scent of him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/can-nearly-smell-the-pencil-shaving-scent-of-him/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“Sometimes, little one, it’s best if the worlds think you a little mad.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/sometimes-little-one-it-s-best-if-the-worlds-think-you-a-little-mad/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“Snorting, Sevro drops back to where the legendary Obsidian, Sefi Volarus, stands in her customary silence. He feigns an air of domesticity, but next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/snorting-sevro-drops-back-to-where-the-legendary-obsidian-sefi/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“And now that her dream has spread, he wonders if she would recognize it. And he wonders too if he were to die today,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/and-now-that-her-dream-has-spread-he-wonders-if-she-would-recognize/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“ 'And now I Carve the things I saw in my fever dreams, just as they always wished. I dreamed of you, I think.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/and-now-i-carve-the-things-i-saw-in-my-fever-dreams-just-as-they/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“All wounds heal. Even these." "That's a lie." I tell him. I'll never be healed of Eo. That pain will last forever. "Some things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/all-wounds-heal-even-these-that-s-a-lie-i-tell-him-i-ll-never-be/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“I'm a sheep wearing wolves' clothing in a pack of wolves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/i-m-a-sheep-wearing-wolves-clothing-in-a-pack-of-wolves/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“Sevro…are you going to be civil?” He shrugs. “Good enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/sevro-are-you-going-to-be-civil-he-shrugs-good-enough/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“New’ generally means someone’s just trying to make money off something old.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/new-generally-means-someone-s-just-trying-to-make-money-off-something/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) > [“WE HURTLE LIKE A black thunderbolt over a pale waste of silicate dust and sulfur dioxide frost in a starship adorned with electric dragons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierce-brown/we-hurtle-like-a-black-thunderbolt-over-a-pale-waste-of-silicate-dust/) [Pierce Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) [Explore all 307 Pierce Brown quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierce-brown/) ## More Scars quotes > [The beauty's in the scars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-homme/the-beauty-s-in-the-scars/) [Joshua Homme](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-homme/) > [Scars by Papa Roach. <3](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophielianne/scars-by-papa-roach-3/) Sophielianne > [Funny how internal scars never healed. They were the souvenirs of the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/funny-how-internal-scars-never-healed-they-were-the-souvenirs-of-the/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [We all have scars. Just because mine are hidden doesnt make them any less painful](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unknon/we-all-have-scars-just-because-mine-are-hidden-doesnt-make-them-any/) Unknon > [“Acheron: It's easy to look at people and make quick judgments about them, their present and their pasts, but you'd be amazed at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sherrilyn-kenyon/acheron-it-s-easy-to-look-at-people-and-make-quick-judgments-about/) [Sherrilyn Kenyon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sherrilyn-kenyon/) > [“At that moment with the dolphins gliding about her, Annie realized that the sea could be dark and cold and unforgiving but could also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shors/at-that-moment-with-the-dolphins-gliding-about-her-annie-realized/) [John Shors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shors/) > [I want 'Scars to Your Beautiful' to reach different types of women. The girl I am talking about, it's me, it's you - it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alessia-cara/i-want-scars-to-your-beautiful-to-reach-different-types-of-women-the/) [Alessia Cara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alessia-cara/) > [“In the middle of the room was the bed where he had lain after that bullet found his neck near the Piave River front.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-kate/in-the-middle-of-the-room-was-the-bed-where-he-had-lain-after-that/) [Lauren Kate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-kate/) > [And my scars remind me that the past is real I tear my heart open just to feel.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/papa-roach/and-my-scars-remind-me-that-the-past-is-real-i-tear-my-heart-open/) [Papa Roach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/papa-roach/) > [Our scars make us know that our past was for real](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-austen/our-scars-make-us-know-that-our-past-was-for-real/) [Jane Austen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-austen/) > [It was love at first sight. Until reality struck like lightning and burnt up everything leaving me with nothing but scars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-was-love-at-first-sight-until-reality-struck-like-lightning-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Gus, its never too late for redemption. The scars never run too deep, so deep that God is not there." "I should know this.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-samson/gus-its-never-too-late-for-redemption-the-scars-never-run-too-deep-so/) [Lisa Samson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-samson/) > [“Scars are your body's way of healing, making that damaged part stronger than it ever wad before the pain”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elle-casey/scars-are-your-body-s-way-of-healing-making-that-damaged-part/) [Elle Casey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elle-casey/) > [In a few breaths' time I will speak some sad words to you. 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