Kara Dunbar
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“She noted, more than once, that the meteor shower was happening, beyond the overcast sky, even if we could not see it. Who cares if she can kiss? She can see through the clouds.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“I loved GrandMary and I know that she loved me. Correction--I love her, and she loves me. When our loved ones die, the love always stays alive in the present.”
― Firekeeper’s Daughter
― Firekeeper’s Daughter
“My father died suddenly, but also across the years. He was still dying, really - which meant I guess that he was still living, too.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“When someone dies, everything about them becomes past tense. Except for the grief. Grief stays in the present.”
― Firekeeper's Daughter
― Firekeeper's Daughter
“Can’t live your life with grief whispering in your ear, pulling you this way and that. But you can’t shove it in a drawer deep inside yourself, neither. Naw, you got to sit grief down and talk to it. Listen to it. Come to terms with it. Pain is the body’s way of saying it’s healing, so you gotta let it heal.”
― Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
― Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
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