The person she had been before Johnny’s death might have been capable of handling such a decision, but what about the new self, the one that had settled in lately, the one she did not like very much? What was the new self capable of? But
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“This was different. This was living in the moment, with no expectations. For once, he wasn't waiting for everything to go to hell. Naturally,”
― A Shroud of Tattered Sails
― A Shroud of Tattered Sails
“When you’re sad, don’t try to hold it in. It’s okay to cry a lot. The tears are there because you’ve got to go on living. You’re going on living, which means there’ll be more things to cry about. They’ll come at you from all sides. So don’t ever try to hide from the sadness. When it comes, cry it out. It’s better to keep moving forward with that sadness; that’s what it means to live.”
― More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
― More Days at the Morisaki Bookshop
“Come, take what you will, be nourished and know that you can bear what might be on your horizon, the good and the ill.” Now,”
― In This Grave Hour
― In This Grave Hour
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