“The damage can fester under layers of time and change, and an ignorant, thoughtless remark can easily reopen the wound.”

“We carry secrets under our skin like shrapnel. Our surface wounds heal, but the damage festers underneath while we worry what tiny pieces will work their way to the surface for the world to see.”

“The view changes from where you are standing.Words can wound, and wounds can heal.All of these things are true.”

“Grudges, if left to fester, can become serious maladies. Like a painful ailment they can absorb all of our time & attention.”

“The Mathemagician nodded knowingly and stroked his chin several times. “You’ll find,” he remarked gently, “that the only thing you can do easily is be wrong, and that’s hardly worth the effort.”

“I let the wound fester and grow, feeding on the silence between us. I learned then a crucial truth: that a relationship between two people can be judged by the list of things unspoken between them.”