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“It's going to be like this from now on...The longer we live, the more of our friends we'll lose.”
― . . . and His Lovely Wife: A Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man
― . . . and His Lovely Wife: A Memoir from the Woman Beside the Man
“What is it? My dear?
Ah, how can we bear it?
This. For so short a time. How can we sleep this time away?
We can be quiet together, and pretend--since it is only the beginning--that we have all the time in the world.
And every day we shall have less. And then none.
Would you rather, therefore, have had nothing at all?
No. This is where I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the mid-point, to which everything ran, before, and from which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, and we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere.”
―
Ah, how can we bear it?
This. For so short a time. How can we sleep this time away?
We can be quiet together, and pretend--since it is only the beginning--that we have all the time in the world.
And every day we shall have less. And then none.
Would you rather, therefore, have had nothing at all?
No. This is where I have always been coming to. Since my time began. And when I go away from here, this will be the mid-point, to which everything ran, before, and from which everything will run. But now, my love, we are here, and we are now, and those other times are running elsewhere.”
―
“There are only two feelings.
Love and fear.
There are only two languages.
Love and fear.
There are only two activities.
Love and fear.”
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Love and fear.
There are only two languages.
Love and fear.
There are only two activities.
Love and fear.”
―
“When a person sinks into a love that deep, they don't come back out of it, even when it ends. It's like quicksand. You're in it forever, no matter what.”
― Maybe Now
― Maybe Now
“And yes, we all still fell it. Everyone who loves you feels it. And while I don't really relive your death anymore, I still miss you like hell. I miss you so much. Especially when something happens that I know you would think was funny. I catch myself laughing and then all of a sudden I realize I'm the only one laughing and it hits me that I was expecting you to laugh too. I miss your laugh.
I could go on and on about all the things I miss about you to the point that I start to feel sorry for myself again. But I've learned over the past year what it really means to be able to miss someone. In order to miss someone, that means you were privileged enough to have them in your life to begin with.”
― Losing Hope
I could go on and on about all the things I miss about you to the point that I start to feel sorry for myself again. But I've learned over the past year what it really means to be able to miss someone. In order to miss someone, that means you were privileged enough to have them in your life to begin with.”
― Losing Hope
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