“To be alive at all is
to have scars."
- John Steinbeck,
born on this day in 1902.
“To be alive at all is to have scars." - John Steinbeck, born on this day in 1902.
“To be alive at all is to have scars.”
— John Steinbeck
— John Steinbeck
“The man who fears death will never do anything worthy of a man who is alive,” as Seneca put it.
Jeff Bercovici • Silicon Valley's Latest Lifehack: Death
“You will forever be marked.” And we will. But the way he said it was the most comforting thing anyone has ever said. It allowed us to hurt. It allowed us to accept that this would always be a part of us. But it didn’t leave us in a place of hopelessness. Because our Savior is marked.
CK Simcoe • New
And if the scar is deep, so was the love. So be it. Scars are a testament to life. Scars are a testament that I can love deeply and live deeply and be cut, or even gouged, and that I can heal and continue to live and continue to love. And the scar tissue is stronger than the original flesh ever was. Scars are a testament to life.