It's not the physical scars that are the most painful.
You don't dwell on what you've lost, you just move on.
When I wrote my first story, all the characters were teenagers because I think 16, 17 is a great age.
There are only those you can live with, and those you can work to change.
I like all my characters in one way or another, or at least I understand them.
Oh, we're playing nice now? Shall we have tea first? Brew up a nice pot of kiss-my-ass?