Wallace StegnerMost things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not towisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
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I agree with this quote. When you thought that your heart was broken, it wasn’t. Most things break - including hearts. The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus. They teach us lessons that are remembered, but it is scar tissue and callus that are the most important parts of our lives.
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