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“Nothing brings people together better than death. It’s like the sound of a high-pitched whistle for a dog that has strayed from its owner. When it happens, they always come. Death reminds us that life isn’t infinite and that one day, our time will come too. We pause to listen to that reminder, to acknowledge it, to show it the respect it demands, and then we spread out into the world like pappi on a dying dandelion, waiting for it to call us again, hoping the next call will be to gather, rather than to be gathered around.”
― Jeneva Rose, Home Is Where the Bodies Are

“First born, first round. Makes sense. But as the last, the youngest, I know what that means. I’ll clean up the mess.”
― Jeneva Rose, Home Is Where the Bodies Are

“Nothing brings people together better than death. It’s like the sound of a high-pitched whistle for a dog that has strayed from its owner.”
― Jeneva Rose, Home Is Where the Bodies Are

“I know I’ll never hear her say it again—my name, the one she gave me. I wish I could reach out and grab it, stow it away in a safe place, like some sort of family heirloom. But it belongs to this moment. Like her, it’s not something I can keep forever.”
― Jeneva Rose, Home Is Where the Bodies Are