"I've seen completely patched bodies that can barely walk, but they do walk. Thousands of different stitches, loose threads of many colors, patches of all kinds. Surprising bodies, full of textures and colors, full of patterns. They are a journey for the senses. Pain is not beautiful, by no means; but how good that wound looks once it has healed. I have seen it. Tell me, does this little darning make you uncomfortable?"