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“I feel love, gratitude, and regret, Mama. (Story: Love, Mystical and Destined)”

Book:Scarlet Yearnings: Stories of Love and Desire

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“i watched my dad die. i watched a man die. i held the hand of a dead body. i was alive next to a corpse. i laughed because i knew i would never be able to explain it. my dad doesn't have a grave except the one inside my lungs. i visit the cemetery anyway. i sit next to the oldest gravestone and open up a book to read. i say out loud, hello, and am always surprised when no one answers.”

Death Grief

Book:Dead Dad Jokes

Source: Dead Dad Jokes

“I asked Thee to protect him. To look after him. That's all I asked for. But all Thou carest for is the soul. And what I want from him is the body. Naked and warmed by love, simmering with desire, massaging the trembling of my arms and breasts. My transparent body suspended by his. My slender frame supported by and lost in his strength. What am I to do with my lips now when I don't have his mouth to occupy them? What am I to do with my aching lips?”

Love Grief

Book:Pedro Páramo

Source: Pedro Páramo

“Daima üzgün tırmandığım bu iğrenç merdivenden yayılan vernik kokusu, her gece yaşadığım bu belirli türdeki kederi bir şekilde emmiş, sabitleştirmişti ve belki de bu kederin duyarlılığım üzerindeki etkisini daha da acımasızlaştırıyordu, çünkü zihnim kokuya bürünmüş haldeki kederime karşı çaresiz kalıyordu.”

Grief Sorrow

Book:Swann'ların Tarafı

Source: Swann'ların Tarafı

“...Benim içimde de, daima var olacağını zannettiğim birçok şey yok oldu, onların yerini alan yenileri ise, o sırada tahmin edemeyeceğim yeni üzüntülere ve yeni mutluluklara yol açtılar; buna karşılık, eski üzüntülerimi ve mutluluklarımı da şimdi anlamakta güçlük çekiyorum.”

Loss Grief Sorrow

Book:Swann’s Way

Source: Swann’s Way

“You don’t get over love. Loving someone and being loved in return leaves an indelible imprint on your brain. It cannot be erased, because love can’t be taken away, can’t be taken back, even if our person is no longer with us in this world.”

Love Loss Grief

Book:Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

Source: Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

“You are adapting to life without someone you love. You will make adjustments for your loss for the rest of your life.”

Life Loss Grief

Book:Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

Source: Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

“And, despite his assiduous preparation, it had taken him by surprise. You can think something often enough, but you will never be prepared for your heart disintegrating.”

Grief Grieving Broken Hearted

Book:We Solve Murders

Source: We Solve Murders

“At every step in our path, some possibilities die behind us while others bloom before us, and in every transition, even the joyful ones, there is grief.”

Grief Transition

Book:Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

Source: Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

“When it comes to victory in life, stop doubting yourself because of the tears in your eyes. No matter how long you have cried, you can still overcome.”

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Book:A Manual for Victory

Source: A Manual for Victory

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