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“To observe someone swept away by the thing they're most passionate about, most skilled at - what some call 'flow' - is one of life's great privileges. There's an energy that emanates, a magic. As if they're opening their hearts up completely and letting themselves communicate with the world in their purest form - unencumbered by insecurities, stresses, and bitterness. Like time is suspended and they're simply allowing themselves to be.”

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“Observing the world, rather than engaging with it, meant I didn't have to invest emotionally. If I never got close to anyone, they couldn't leave me. Or it wouldn't hurt if they did. Better to be alone by choice - that was one thing I always had control over. But now I realized I wasn't fooling anyone. The truth was, I wasn't trying my best - I was only living a shell of the life I knew was possible. And I regretted it.”

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“Lucrul pe care nu-l iau în calcul majoritatea oamenilor este că moartea e adesea aleatorie și crudă. Nu ține cont dacă ai fost un om bun toată viaţa. Sau dacă ai mâncat sănătos, dacă ai făcut mișcare frecvent, dacă ai purtat mereu centura de siguranţă sau casca. Nu ţine cont dacă persoana iubită care rămâne în urmă și-ar putea petrece tot restul vieții retrăind în minte totul, chinuită de cuvintele "ce ar fi fost dacă". Oamenii își spun că au suficient timp, până când ajung la mila unei acțiuni necugetate: un șofer cu ochii în telefon, un vecin care a lăsat o lumânare aprinsă. Iar atunci e prea târziu.”

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“Grief, I’d come to realize, was like dust. When you’re in the thick of a dust storm, you’re completely disoriented by the onslaught, struggling to see or breathe. But as the force recedes, and you slowly find your bearings and see a path forward, the dust begins to settle into the crevices. And it will never disappear completely— as the years pass, you’ll find it in unexpected places at unexpected moments. Grief is just love looking for a place to settle.”

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