1.
Like a starfish, the heart endures its amputation.
Gail Caldwell
2.
All women are misfits. We do not fit into this world without amputations.
Marge Piercy
3.
This detachment (poverty, chastity, etc.) must not be mere amputation; everything which is shaken off must be simultaneously found again at a higher level.
Gabriel Marcel
4.
Faint hearts are encouraged when they read about others who, despite amputation, spinal cord injury, or psychiatric disorders have a vibrant trust and confidence in God.
Joni Eareckson Tada
5.
The death of a beloved is an amputation.
C. S. Lewis
6.
The only way to cure an egotist from bragging is by surgery--amputation at the neck.
Evan Esar