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“Maybe it was my imagination, or maybe I wanted someone to blame. I was willing to entertain those possibilities. What I didn't understand was why I couldn't do anything more than stand around in pain.”

Pain Imagination Blame Inaction Helplessness Passivity

Book:The Isle of Youth: Stories

Source: The Isle of Youth: Stories

“I wanted to tell her that she was right in saying we weren't the first to suffer, but sometimes it felt like we were the only people out there with losses so raw and gaping, and that we could both use a little understanding. I didn't say any of this.”

Pain Suffering Loss Rawness

Book:What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us

Source: What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us

“It's not love. Or at least not what I thought love would feel like. It hurts to be near him and it hurts to be away.”

Love Pain Hurting

Book:What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us

Source: What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us

“What do you think Frederick is trying to say with his pictures?" "That the world is too much for him." They turned onto a dirt road. White dust rose around the car. "Children say it all the time in different ways. The privilege is lost with age.”

Life Children Pain Adults Trauma Being Overwhelmed

Book:What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us

Source: What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us

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