“Even if you are alive somewhere, the absence of the other person who used to be there beside you obliterates your presence. Everything in the room, even the stars in the sky, can disappear in a second, changing one scene for another, just like in a dream.”
― The Old Garden
― The Old Garden
“The death of someone
is like
reading a book,
yet
having it end, where it wasn't supposed to.”
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is like
reading a book,
yet
having it end, where it wasn't supposed to.”
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“Oh how the family affections combat
Within this heart, and each hour flings a bomb at
My burning soul! Neither from owl nor from bat
Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat.”
―
Within this heart, and each hour flings a bomb at
My burning soul! Neither from owl nor from bat
Can peace be gained until I clasp my wombat.”
―
“I am glad you have a Cat, but I do not believe it is So remarkable a cat as My Cat.”
― Four Quartets
― Four Quartets
“The anniversary date of a loved one's death is particularly significant. You will have done something you thought was impossible a few months earlier. You will have survived an entire year without someone who was as important to you as life itself.”
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