“Janine had a dozen of responses, all of which were variants of the fact that Joy had made her choice; that she didn't deserve to grieve. She wanted to tell Janine that yes, she had gotten what she wanted, but she also felt the pain of loss, and they were not mutually exclusive.”
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“Man cannot grieve as dogs do. But we grieve for many years.”
“Loss is part of our story, it isn’t the story.”