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“Grief is a grind. It is the work of breathing and waking and rising and moving through a world that feels emptier. A gaping hole has been torn into your existence, and everyone around you just walks right past it like it’s not even there. But all you can do is stand and stare.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
“I heard someone say once that when you try to fix people’s hurt, you’re controlling it instead of sitting with them and connecting.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
“I’ve fallen in love with the warrior woman who walked through fire, the one who came through stronger, reshaped by sorrow, reformed by grief, reborn in joy.”
― Before I Let Go
― Before I Let Go
“I don't think about the many times I fell nearly as often as I think about the many times I got back up.”
― The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
― The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
“Don’t cry because you think your best days are gone. Smile because you had them in the first place.”
― The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
― The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir
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