“Anoshe was a word for strangers in the street, and lovers between meetings, for parents and children, friends and family. It softened the blow of leaving. Eased the strain of parting. A careful nod to the certainty of today, the mystery of tomorrow. When a friend left, with little chance of seeing home, they said anoshe. When a loved one was dying, they said anoshe. When corpses were burned, bodies given back to the earth and souls to the stream, those left grieving said anoshe.
Anoshe brought solace. And hope. And the strength to let go.”
― A Conjuring of Light
Anoshe brought solace. And hope. And the strength to let go.”
― A Conjuring of Light
“People want to forget the impossible. It makes their world safer.”
― The Graveyard Book
― The Graveyard Book
“Truly, life is wasted on the living, Nobody Owens. For one of us is too foolish to live, and it is not I.”
― The Graveyard Book
― The Graveyard Book
“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
― The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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