“This--this was what came after. Living. She would carry the dead with her, but now she wouldn't be burdened by them. They were a weight that would lessen with every step; not because the memories would fade, but because she'd be stronger for bearing them. And perhaps this was the truth about the dead. You went on. They'd want you to.” DeathLossGriefLivingTrauma Book:The Bone Houses Source: The Bone Houses
“She was half a wild creature that loved a graveyard, the first taste of misty night air, and the heft of a shovel. She knew how things died. And in her darkest moments, she feared she did not know how to live.” DeathLivingDeadWildUndeadEmily Lloyd JonesGrave DiggingGrave DiggerThe Bone Houses Book:The Bone Houses Source: The Bone Houses