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	What Remains True 4.01 avg rating — 10,275 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I found it particularly difficult to write this eulogy. I stared at a blank computer screen for what felt like hours. I paced. I drank coffee. When that didn’t work, I drank wine. Nothing seemed to help. And it wasn’t because I didn’t have enough to say about Dad. It was because I had too much, and I didn’t know how to begin.

I thought about words to describe Dad. Happy. Ge

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“Life itself is a series of losses, is it not? In this world, happiness and fulfillment are products of successfully dealing with our losses.”
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“In this world, happiness and fulfillment are products of successfully dealing with our losses.”
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“happiness was not some elusive force that only showered down upon the deserving, but a choice we all make despite the fact that life is hard.”
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