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“It was a rough crossing, the one from childhood to the next life. And as with any other harsh journey, not everything survived.”
― Karen Thompson Walker, The Age of Miracles

“Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair

“Every minute you spend with someone gives them a part of your life and takes part of theirs.”
― Ally Condie, Matched

“I had grown into a worrier, a girl on constant guard for catastrophes large and small, for the disappointments I now sensed were hidden all around us right in plain sight.”
― Karen Thompson Walker, The Age of Miracles