“But pain may be a gift to us. Remember, after all, that pain is one of the ways we register in memory the things that vanish, that are taken away. We fix them in our minds forever by yearning, by pain, by crying out. Pain, the pain that seems unbearable at the time, is memory's first imprinting step, the cornerstone of the temple we erect inside us in memory of the dead. Pain is part of memory, and memory is a God-given gift.” WayMindFirstsMaySeemsPainRememberGivenMemoriesStepsForeverTakenCryTemplesYearningUnbearableRegisterCornerstonesImprinting Author:Sue Miller
“But perhaps this is all to the good. Perhaps it’s best to live with the possibility that around any corner, at any time, may come the person who reminds you of your own capacity to surprise yourself, to put at risk everything that’s dear to you. Who reminds you of the distances we have to bridge to begin to know anything about one another. Who reminds you that what seems to be—even about yourself—may not be. That like him, you need to be forgiven.” KnowsNeedsMayPersonsSeemsRiskPossibilityCapacityDistanceSurpriseDearCornersBridgesAbout YourselfForgiven Author:Sue Miller
