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“My Irish grandmother used to say, ‘Open the curtains and let out the dark.’” She smiled, her expression sweetly tender. “You don’t need to look to anyone else for answers, Julia. The fact is, you are meant to love. You’re made for love. All you need to do is let out the dark.”

“Soldiers who survived and made it home from the war speak of the anguish of believing they did not deserve to live. You are no less worthy than anyone, of course, but more importantly, Julia, your survival defied no principle of fairness or justice. No one died so you could live. The fact is, nobody deserved to die in that theater.”