It is a gaping wound, whenever one touches it and removes the bandages and plasters of daily life.
Source: April 4, 1922, letter to his wife Clementine after his daughter Marigold's death, quoted by William Manchester The Last Lion, Little, Brown 83
-- Winston Churchill, (Nov 30 1874-1965), English statesman, author; He was prime minister, orator and author; inspired and rallied the British people during WW II.