Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as a secret to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.
LEONARD COHEN
LEONARD COHEN
Leonard Cohen on children
Leonard Cohen98 quotes“Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as a secret to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.”
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SocratesSocrates It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.
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Anne FrankAnne Frank A child miseducated is a child lost.
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