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“Nada que uno ha querido mucho vuelve a ser lo mismo.”

Book:The Topless Tower

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The Topless Tower

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“I knew I shouldn't talk about Bobby so much. But Leo was curious about him, he kept asking questions. And no one else asks me about him, ever. It's like Bobby is a ghost everyone has forgotten. And I miss him. I miss him so much. I loved telling Leo about him. Once I started, I just couldn't stop.”

Love Parent Loss Forgotten Ghost Child Missing Someone

Book:Broken Country

Source: Broken Country

“You earth, you soil, you chewing monster of human hearts in casseroles...”

Death Nature Loss Anger Mourning Protest Existential Surrealism

Book:SONG FOR YOU / CÂNTEC PENTRU TINE (Bilingual English–Romanian Edition / Ediție bilingvă engleză–română / 2025): Poems of Love, Madness & Resurrection / ... nebunie și renaștere

Source: SONG FOR YOU / CÂNTEC PENTRU TINE (Bilingual English–Romanian Edition / Ediție bilingvă engleză–română / 2025): Poems of Love, Madness & Resurrection / ... nebunie și renaștere

“It’s really suffocating when you can’t say what you feel.”

Love Life Loss Healing

Book:YOU ARE ABOUT TO BLOOM: A Guide To Self-Healing

Source: YOU ARE ABOUT TO BLOOM: A Guide To Self-Healing

“Old age is more about fading away than making new plans. You work within your limitations,without the luxury of second chances.”

Life Lessons

Book:Small Things

Source: Small Things

“But you can’t let go of the people your heart chooses. —heart won’t let you give up.”

Love Life Inspirational Romance Loss

Book:At The Touch Of Love: A Novel

Source: At The Touch Of Love: A Novel

“Apparently, people leave you for two reasons: Either they feel like they deserve better, or they think you deserve better. But if there's love, there's nothing better than what you've got. And if they think you deserve better, they'll try their hardest to give you what they think you deserve.”

Love Life Inspirational Loss

Book:Fragrance Of A Dead Rose II: Beauty In The Broken

Source: Fragrance Of A Dead Rose II: Beauty In The Broken

“The truth is that someone will only leave you when the love is no longer there.”

Love Life Inspirational Loss

Book:Fragrance Of A Dead Rose II: Beauty In The Broken

Source: Fragrance Of A Dead Rose II: Beauty In The Broken

“Only you have the power to heal yourself, and sometimes that means forgiving the people who hurt you.”

Love Life Inspirational Loss

Book:Fragrance Of A Dead Rose II: Beauty In The Broken

Source: Fragrance Of A Dead Rose II: Beauty In The Broken

“Today will be different. Perhaps the only way to cope with loss, or guilt, is to name it and defy its potential to destroy you... Maybe all you can do is give yourself permission to embrace the rest of your life. To play, to love, to risk. To take the beauty that someone brought into your life and share it.”

Love Loss Forgiveness Grief And Loss

Book:Good Dirt

Source: Good Dirt

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