Now, more than ever, I wished desperately for a way to transfer pain, wished I could prove to my mother just how much I loved her, that I could just crawl into her hospital cot and press my body close enough to absorb her burden. It seemed
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“Sometimes when you're in a dark place you think you've been buried, but you've actually been planted.”
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“Isn’t it sad that so often it takes facing death to appreciate life and each other fully?”
― This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
― This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
“And I realize now that that was . . . that’s the best way to love someone. Hold them close, know that you’re loved, let it wash over you”
― This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
― This Star Won't Go Out: The Life and Words of Esther Grace Earl
“Eventually soulmates meet, for they have the same hiding place.”
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