“For it was the light, that was flowing in her veins but not blood. Every time she was wounded, she killed the demons in the dark, rather than feeding and keeping them alive.”
―
―
“She walks,
on the streets,
with a face that,
doesn't belong.
It smiles more than,
many put together,
whole day long.
Her heart misfit,
a little chipped.
And she likes to,
call it once broken,
but now stitched.”
―
on the streets,
with a face that,
doesn't belong.
It smiles more than,
many put together,
whole day long.
Her heart misfit,
a little chipped.
And she likes to,
call it once broken,
but now stitched.”
―
“To lose a sibling is to lose the one different from you. There’s no one now against whom to say: But I am like this. I am this.”
― The Winged Histories
― The Winged Histories
“That is, the full impact of our brother's or sister's death begins to seep into our consciousness at precisely the same time when others might expect us to be feeling better.”
― Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies
― Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies
“In this age of ours it's hard to say with certainty that having lived was better than not having been born in the first place.”
― A Personal Matter
― A Personal Matter
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