The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get...... Quote by "Isobelle Carmody"

The deepest wounds aren't the ones we get from other people hurting us. They are the wounds we give ourselves when we hurt other people.
— Isobelle Carmody Alyzon Whitestarr

Tags: wounds, philosophical, life, hurt

Other Quotes by "Isobelle Carmody"

I believe excellent fantasy reflects us all, and yes, it can use those myths that underpin societies, our subconscious yearnings and longings, and perhaps our barren spirituality.
— Isobelle Carmody

Tags: i-believe, us, fantasy, believe

First and foremost, I'm an oral storyteller - I'll make a poetic choice over a grammatical choice every single time.
— Isobelle Carmody

Tags: first, single, choice, time

Once upon a time, if you wanted to talk about the notion of child abandonment, of a mother not being a good mother, that's built into the mother who sends the babes into the woods, and they use the bits of bread or stones to come home again.
— Isobelle Carmody

Tags: home, time, you, good

Sometimes success demands a certain refined insanity.
— Isobelle Carmody The Keeping Place

Tags: swallow, success, obernewtyn, isobelle-carmody