Stéphanie Lapointe > Quotes

“Hard to say whether it was destiny
or chance
(you have to know, first of all, which
you believe in)”
― Stéphanie Lapointe, Grand père et la Lune

“Grandfather loved Lucille.

Not like those old people
who have everything behind them and nothing much
to look forward to
and who stay together
because it's better than being alone.”
― Stéphanie Lapointe, Grand père et la Lune

“Life passed through Grandfather
like one long breath.
Warm,
and slow.”
― Stéphanie Lapointe, Grand père et la Lune

“We can't know or understand everything in life,
and for once I have to confess that
I'm not sure I can tell you
what got into me that I suddenly felt so ...
empty.”
― Stéphanie Lapointe, Grand père et la Lune

“Then
Lucille got cancer.
Lung cancer.

She fought it like crazy.

But on one of her not-so-good days, when she was at the end of her rope and thirsty and her breath was too short and the rays of sun were too thin in her hospital room that was too white - all those things that pile up and kill hope came and settled in for good,
and Lucille passed away.

The life just went out of her.

And with it went the chest pain, the shortness of breath
and even the rays of sunshine that she loved so much.”
― Stéphanie Lapointe, Grand père et la Lune