“Goodbye forever" is the perfect joke, because forever is impossible. Every night I say it, and every morning I see my father again. Forever is meaningless. Tough talk, an empty threat. Forever is our secret handshake. Our code word. Our decoder ring. Not a measurement of time at all. I know this because "Goodbye Forever" comes easily. The passage of actual time is much more difficult.” TimeGriefGoodbye Book:Malagash Source: Malagash
“After you died, I got a puppy. I wear your clothes and tease her sometimes, in case you come back.” GriefA Softer World Author:Joey Comeau
“In the end it doesn't matter if this creature is really our mother. We feed it things and tell it about our problems. It's still all about us.” GriefMotherhoodSelfishnessA Softer World Author:Joey Comeau
