Scab Quotes

Beneath a mask of selfish tranquility nothing exists except bitterness and boredom. I am one of those whom suffering has made empty and frivolous: each night in my dreams I pull the scab off a wound; each day, vacuous and habit-ridden, I help it re-form. (Cyril Connolly)
I attribute a scab to the present state of society. The way the scab looks in its worst state is gross and chaotic and horrible, that's now, but when it breaks away, there's a brand new piece of skin that's stronger than before. It's like creation out of chaos. View quote
Brandon Boyd
The itch of disputing will prove the scab of churches. View quote
Henry Wotton
I have a big hole in my heart," I said. "But it'll close over." I don't want to sound all Dr. Phil," she said. "But don't let the scab seal the pain in, okay?" That's good advice," I said. "I hope I can manage it. View quote
Charlaine Harris
Analysts keep having to pick away at the scab that the patient tries to form between himself and the analyst to cover over his wounds. The analyst keeps the surface raw, so that the wound will heal properly. View quote
Janet Malcolm
... My best friend [as a young girl] made this mole on my face, because she would get in a fight with me and scratch me -- by the third time the scab came off the [mole] was there... View quote
Gloria Estefan
The whole world is a scab. The point is to pick it constructively. View quote
Peter Beard
You treat your food like a scab. View quote
Bill Allred
I remember the shouts of "SCAB!" as my father went to work during the great dermatologists strike. View quote
Harry Hill
The scab is a traitor to his God, his mother, and his class. View quote
Jack London