Take off my clothes and there becomes a man. Take off my skin and there becomes my bones. Break all my bones and there becomes my heart. Smash my heart and there becomes my soul. And that you cannot take.

Carew Papritz
About This Quote

The essence of the quote is that the spirit of a person is more important than their physical appearance. When one's heart and soul are taken, all that remains is the physical body. The quote is designed to show that to take life away from a person is to take their very essence.

Source: The Legacy Letters: His Wife, His Children, His Final Gift

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