“You once told me that you can't remember who you want to be,' Memphis said. She came in close, like the day we had first met. 'There are always moments in life when we lose ourselves, but we're never lost. Not really. Sometimes we just can't see who we are, or who we have been, to the people around us--the ones we love, those who love us. Sometimes, you just have to remember that you made it this far. You can go a little longer.” LoveLifeLossGriefRegret Author:Michael C. Haymes
“Every time we remember those who have gone before, we honor them. We liberate them. We deliver them from the grave...We preserve our future by remembering our past.” LoveLossGriefHistory Author:Michael C. Haymes
“I don't believe in god because I have met the devil.” LoveLifeReligionSpiritualityLossGriefAtheism Author:Michael C. Haymes
“I'm depressed because the people I love are dead. I don't think my deafness has anything to do with that.” HopeLiteratureLossGriefDepressionLiterary FictionDeaf FictionLate Deafened AdultsDisabilitiesLate Deafened Authors Author:Michael C. Haymes
“Letting go does not mean you've moved on. Moving on does not mean you must let go.” LiteratureLossGriefDeaf FictionLate Deafened AdultsLate Deafened Authors Author:Michael C. Haymes
“I felt like a castaway lost at sea during a nasty nor-easter. And nobody could see past the storm...” LossGriefDepressionLiterary FictionDeaf FictionLate Deafened AdultsLate Deafened Authors Author:Michael C. Haymes
“She listened -- and that's the best advice I ever got about grief.” LifeInspirationalLossGriefAdviceListeningDeafnessLate Deafened AdultsLate Deafened Authors Author:Michael C. Haymes
“A moment may be remembered for a lifetime, but a lifetime is always more than a moment.” LiteratureLossGriefMistakesDeaf FictionLate Deafened AdultsLate Deafened AuthorsChild Of Deaf Adults Author:Michael C. Haymes