“The ticking of the clock has gotten so loud." - 74” GriefDeath And DyingDeath Of A Loved One Book:The Mercy Papers Source: The Mercy Papers
“And then I feel guilty, because I know all these offers are made in vain. I know I cannot get my mother back healthy for a day. ... My mom is sick, sick and dying, and no bargaining will change that. And it's in all the books, bargaining, which makes me embarrassed. Look at me grieving my textbook grief. - 150” GriefDeath And DyingDeath Of A Loved One Book:The Mercy Papers Source: The Mercy Papers
“I'd much rather be hold up with a ball of yarn, tucked inside the safety of the house with my mother. Out there, you must come to grips with the rot and bone, bloom and disintegration. It's part of the world, this ruthlessness, this severed leg, this sun-bleached skull. I can't really stand it. All the signs point toward change, and all that means is death. - 140-141” GriefDeath And DyingDeath Of A Loved One Book:The Mercy Papers Source: The Mercy Papers
“It's not that I am not moved by these things, that I don't them in my life. But lately, their power has diminished." - 140” GriefDeath And DyingDeath Of A Loved One Author:Robin Romm