“Now I know grief is a whetstone that sharpens all your love, all your happiest memories, into blades that tear you apart from within. Something has been torn out from inside me that will never be filled up, not ever, no matter how long I live. They say "time heals," but even now, less than a week after my father's death, I know that's a lie. What people really mean is that eventually you'll get used to the pain. You'll forget who you were without it; you'll forget what you looked like without your scars.”
― A Thousand Pieces of You
― A Thousand Pieces of You
“That kind of sorrow never gets any lighter, but you grow accustomed to the weight as you carry it on.”
― Ten Thousand Skies Above You
― Ten Thousand Skies Above You
“Every form of art is another way of seeing the world. Another perspective, another window. And science –that’s the most spectacular window of all. You can see the entire universe from there.”
― A Thousand Pieces of You
― A Thousand Pieces of You
“But grief changes. It softens, adapts its shape to become a part of you. That kind of sorrow never gets any lighter, but you grow accustomed to the weight as you carry it on.”
― Ten Thousand Skies Above You
― Ten Thousand Skies Above You
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