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To love and be loved was more than could ever be expected, more
than enough for a thousand ordinary lifetimes.

"You rarely see all of someone. Not for a long time. And often, when you do, it's too late. Jimmy was kind and decent. Until he wasn't. The good parts, they still leave so much room for the bad....

At ten years old he realized that people were born whole, and that the bad things peeled layers from the person you once were, thinning compassion and empathy and the ability to construct a future. At thirteen he knew those layers could sometimes be rebuilt when people loved you.
When you loved.

"If you ever get the chance to make someone smile, or better yet, make someone laugh, then you take it. Each and every time," Norma said.
"What about if it's at your own expense?"
"Especially then."

I just wanted to show you that sometimes things survive despite the harshest of odds ❤️