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“If death was but a common tax, an expected loss, then murder was a theft which robbed you of everything you held dear and basked in taunting your anguish.”

Book:Church of Thieves

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“There’s no need to look so glum,’ my mother says. ‘Cheer up a little, won’t you?’ When my mother gives an order, it’s best to follow without question. Lorraine Halliday is a woman the winds and tides obey. ‘I’m sorry,’ I say, swallowing down my emotion. ‘I’ll be stronger.’ ‘I should think so. These things happen when you get old, Tom. I’m no spring chicken, you know.’ ‘You’re sixty-four,’ I say. My mother considers this for a moment. ‘Well, I feel old.”

Death Family Old Age Death And Dying Mothers Death Of A Loved One Family Relationships

Book:A Matter of Life and Death

Source: A Matter of Life and Death

“Her grief is a palpable thing. It isn’t weeping or wailing, at least not from where I can see. It isn’t crying out or screaming to the skies. It’s a quiet pain that sneaks its way into conversations around the fire. It tinges old memories with a layer of regret and burrows deep enough she carries it without anyone noticing.”

Life Grief Grief And Loss Death Of A Loved One

Book:The Ballad of the Last Dragon

Source: The Ballad of the Last Dragon

“I can't mourn her without bringing shame to her name--I can't go back home now and mourn her,' wailed Jamie; 'oh, and I want to go back to Beedles, I want to be home among our own people--I want them to know how much I loved her. Oh God, oh God! I can't even mourn her, and I want to grieve for her home there in Beedles.”

Judgement Death Of A Loved One

Book:The Well Of Loneliness

Source: The Well Of Loneliness

“«Oh, per me più ce ne sono meglio è; non potrebbero mai esser troppi. Io ne vorrei a centinaia, a migliaia... vorrei un’immensa montagna di luce». Allora, in un lampo, Stransom capì. «Dunque i vostri Morti sono soltanto Uno?». Lei esitò, prima di rispondere, come non le era mai successo. «Soltanto Uno» rispose, e arrossì, quasi gli avesse rivelato il suo più intimo segreto. E a Stransom parve di saperne ancor meno di prima: era così difficile ricostruire una vita nella quale un’unica esperienza aveva annullato tutte le altre.”

Mourning Death Of A Loved One Morte Lutto

Book:The Altar of the Dead

Source: The Altar of the Dead

“«È uno dei morti del mondo, se volete... è uno dei vostri, ma non dei miei. I miei sono soltanto quelli a cui io appartenevo, quando sono morti. Sono miei da morti perché erano miei da vivi».”

Death Mourning Death Of A Loved One Morte

Book:The Altar of the Dead

Source: The Altar of the Dead

“i dream of the day when i will be with you again”

Death Of A Loved One

Book:Daddy Long Legs, Vol. 02

Source: Daddy Long Legs, Vol. 02

“My love grows wings, A lost bird in an unfamiliar sky, In my dreams your voice still rings, But here the silence only seems to intensify”

Loss Grief And Loss Death And Dying Death Of A Loved One Grief Inspirational

Book:What Lies Beyond: And Other Poetry by Natalie Miller

Source: What Lies Beyond: And Other Poetry by Natalie Miller

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