Lynda

“When an old person dies,” Kent said, “even if that person is wonderful, he or she is still somewhat ready, and so are the people who loved them. They’re like old trees, whose roots have loosened in the ground. They fall gently. But when someone like your aunt Sylvie dies—before her time—her roots get pulled out and the ground is ripped up. Everyone nearby is in danger of being knocked over.”
― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful

“We are every one of us failures. The secret of life is to recognize the fact early on, and become reconciled. Then it no longer matters.”
― Daphne du Maurier, The Scapegoat