“The soft, lovely home she’d been building for her heart was brutally ripped away, leaving only a cage of cold bone to protect her from further attacks. Her defensive modification fended off the devastation of her revelation. It was not compartmentalization—it was survival.” PainLossGriefHeartbreakTraumaGrief And LossLost EverythingEmotional TurmoilRib CageCompartmentalization Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“She hadn’t understood loss until it had laid her to waste, and she feared what would become of her when she was again without purpose, left to the mercy of her own grief.” PurposeSufferingGriefGrief And LossStages Of GriefMid Life CrisisCharacter StudyLack Of Purpose Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“She’d have liked to say that she hadn’t wanted to hurt anyone, but that wouldn’t have been quite truthful. She’d wanted to hurt everyone, to make them feel what she felt, or even just not to be alone in it. In the wake of her loss, she’d longed to throw away everything she’d worked for, just to undo the agonizing truth that she could not accept.” GriefLonelinessSorrowGrief And LossComplex CharactersLashing OutFeminine RageSurvivors Guilt Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“Oh, to be the spitting image of her father, or a younger version of her mother. She longed to carry those pieces of them, written across her face so that none might forget those who had been so precious to her, but were nothing now.” LossGriefGrief And LossOrphanResemblanceGrief Inspirational Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“Somewhere between love and pain was the feeling of a family that was missing one of its founding members.” GriefGrief And LossGrief And HealingGrief InspirationalLoss Of A Loved OneLoss Of FamilyLove After Loss Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon
“But the agony of her loss reminded her that every day was a gift, and the depth of her love reminded her of all the other gifts she’d been given” GriefGratitudeGrief And LossBlessingsGrief And HealingGrief InspirationalCount Your BlessingsLife Is A GiftGrief And HopeLove After Loss Book:The Paragon Source: The Paragon