“And it was then, looking down at the town, that William truly understood that he would never hear a new story, a new secret, from Abigail. He’d known the physical reality of that, of course. But this was a different understanding, more complicated and subtle. More literary, Abigail said in his head. Which only proved the point – that Abigail’s words now could only ever be things she had said, not things a future Abigail, altered by events that had not yet happened, would say.” Grief Book:No Two Persons Source: No Two Persons
“Guilt is easier to drown in than any sorrow. pg. 245” DeathGriefSorrowGuiltMourning Book:No Two Persons Source: No Two Persons
“Obituaries often referred to the people the deceased had let behind, but that wasn't accurate, William thought. He was the one who had gone ahead, no matter how hard he'd tried not to. She was the one held in place. Her words in his head now reminders, not explorations. Memories, not true conversations. And the difference between the two could break you. pg. 236” DeathGriefHealingEphiphany Author:Erica Bauermeister
“Grief makes a tunnel of our lives, and it is all too easy to los sight of the other people in the darkness with us - to wish they weren't there, so their loss would stop rubbing up against ours.” Grief Author:Erica Bauermeister