Scar tissue has no character. It’s not like skin. It doesn’t show age or illness or pallor or tan. It has no pores, no hair, no wrinkles. It’s like a slip cover. It shields and disguises what’s beneath. That’s why we grow it; we have something to hide.
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i am 98% scar tissue
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— Susanna Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted (via eletheowl)
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