Virginia WoolfWhen the body escaped mutilation, seldom did the heart go to the grave unscarred.
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The mind and the body are not the same. The body can be scarred, but the heart remains unscarred. People can live with a life full of scars, but they cannot live without a heart.
Source: Jacobs Room
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