Meg

“That I assumed he was going to be one of those typical surgeons—you know, 'not always right, but always certain.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life

“Grief isn’t something you fix; it’s something you honour. There’s no flash sale, weekend retreat or quickly found solution. We often dream of a comeback from grieving, when the healthiest thing we can do is aim to come-through, by waking up every day and honouring our relationship with loss and how we feel in each moment that follows.”
― Addison Brasil, First Year of Grief Club : A Gift From A Friend Who Gets It

“The way to not sink into self-pity and despair – the way to not die – was to look forward to things. Anything; the tinier the better, because then you were more likely to get it. The patterns of ice on the water barrels, the feeling of holding a hot mug. Anything to stop the onset of the terrible docility that came before you gave up. Collect enough bright things, and it was possible to have a good day.”
― Natasha Pulley, The Half Life of Valery K

“Every day, your first thought is not “I love him” but “How is he?” The world, overnight, rearranges itself into an obstacle course of terrors.”
― Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life