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“She had never realized before her life was torn apart how awkward grief was, how inconvenient for everyone with whom the mourner came into contact. At first it was acknowledged and respected and deferred to. But after a while it got in the way—of conversation, of laughter, of normal life.”
― Into the Water
― Into the Water
“Forgetting it is important. We do it on purpose. It means we get a bit of a rest. Are you listening? We have to forget. Or we’d never sleep ever again.”
― Autumn
― Autumn
“It was like training yourself to live on the smell of an apple alone, when what you really wanted was to devour it, to sink your teeth into it and consume it, seeds, core, and all.”
― Little Fires Everywhere
― Little Fires Everywhere
“I am a restlessness inside a stillness inside a restlessness.”
― I Capture the Castle
― I Capture the Castle
“Moving on, as a concept, is for stupid people, because any sensible person knows grief is a long-term project.”
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
― Grief Is the Thing with Feathers
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