Karina

“Nothing on earth can make up for the loss of one who has loved you.”
― Selma Lagerlöf

“There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
― Washington Irving

“Ending a novel is almost like putting a child to sleep—it can't be done abruptly.”
― Colm Tóibín

“What I've come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion.”
― Chris Abani