“She wanted to be woken by daylight, to hear the gulls above the rooftops; she wanted to know as soon as her eyelids lifted that she was not back in the past. She hated waking only to experience the jolt of remembering why her heart felt so heavy in her chest. The light might allow the ache of recollection to enfold her gently.”
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“The idea that grief gets heavier the longer you carry it alone is one that has helped me.”
“I couldn’t see a life lived without her. I couldn’t envision a world in which she ceased to exist.”
“Own the memories, don’t let them own you.”
“Things may be difficult right now, but your time of victory will come. Do not give up!”