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“I lost God in the jungle. Before that, I had the normal sort of watery English Christianity. Out there some men got more religious, others lost it. What kind of god would allow this? etc.”

Book:A Particular Man

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“It's a very particular time in your life, when someone you love is dying. The world doesn't stop for you. We know this, but in our hearts we are shocked. We are like famous people who say: But don't you know who I am? Except we want to say, But don't you know what I'm going through? How can you speak to me like that when my mother is dying?”

Death Loss Grief Loss Of A Mother

Book:Here One Moment

Source: Here One Moment

“Those were her last words. They were excellent last words, Mum. Well done. An hour later, she took a breath. We waited. There were no more breaths.”

Death Loss Grief Loss Of A Mother

Book:Here One Moment

Source: Here One Moment

“I like to imagine Dad waiting for her on the dance floor at The Cab, one hand behind his straight back, the other hand outstretched, ready to take hers, to swing her away.”

Death Loss Grief Loss Of A Mother

Book:Here One Moment

Source: Here One Moment

“Treat your need for victory as a priority. Victory will inspire you to do great things.”

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Book:A Manual for Victory

Source: A Manual for Victory

“We're meant to be washed clean, June", Issa says. "To let our burdens fall away and moments come apart like dandelions.”

Grief Forgiveness

Book:A Million Junes

Source: A Million Junes

“Every fire burns itself out, but only when all the fuel has been exhausted. Here we are, surrounded by fire. Who throws fodder on the flames? Who is lost in the blaze to the blaze? And what damage will it do before it burns itself away completely? Here we are, surrounded by fire, fire starters, fire growers, and fire revelers. Where are the firefighters? We are the firefighters.”

Lost Loss Grief Fire Tragedy Disaster Heroism Flame Fire Fire Everywhere

Author:Shellen Lubin

“In other words, walking through the dark forest, you might eventually look up through the trees, see that the sky above is the same as the sky over the sunny pasture, that it is one canopy of light spread over your whole life’s landscape. Grief and joy are in the same life, but it’s only in the forest where you notice the shafts of sunlight spilling through.”

Grief Grief And Healing Grief Inspirational

Book:Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau

Source: Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau

“The rallying cry Black Lives Matter is fundamentally rooted in an absence of love. I thought about how much I love being Black and how much grief, anxiety, and fear being Black sometimes brings.”

Love Grief Racism

Book:Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

Source: Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

“Black women are taught to move through this country not only bearing the regular indignities and slights that come with preconceived notion of Black women, but also the scars of our history.”

Grief Racism In America

Book:Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

Source: Grief Is Love: Living with Loss

“A missed opportunity here; when else, and where else, will she ever have the chance to dance again? The answer is never, and nowhere.”

Grief Regret Queer Loss Of Love Isolation Loneliness

Book:Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto

Source: Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto

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