It wouldn't have mattered if they were scratches or not, " he says, his voice like liquid. "I was bitten during the escape from the house." My limbs go weak, everything inside me folding in collapsing on itself." I was already dead, " he says, opening his eyes.

Carrie Ryan
About This Quote

The quote, “It wouldn't have mattered if they were scratches or not,” was written by Mark Twain. In the quote, he is talking about being bitten by a venomous snake. Twain states that even though the bite hurt, he was already dead. Once bitten, death is inevitable.

The author is comparing the situation where you are bitten by a venomous snake to the situation where you have been bitten by a venomous snake and have died. The situation where you have been bitten by a venomous snake and have died is still painful and therefore, you should keep moving forward. As Twain said, it wouldn't matter if they were scratches or not.

Source: The Forest Of Hands And Teeth

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