Who said “Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what…”?

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Leonard Cohen. A published source records them saying or writing it.

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“Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.”
— Leonard Cohen
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Cohen, L. (n.d.). Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24176-children-show-scars-like-medals-lovers-use-them/

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Cohen, Leonard. “Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24176-children-show-scars-like-medals-lovers-use-them/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Cohen, Leonard. “Children show scars like medals. Lovers use them as secrets to reveal. A scar is what happens when the word is made flesh.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/24176-children-show-scars-like-medals-lovers-use-them/.

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