“It is hard to have patience with people who say, ‘There is no death’ or ‘Death doesn’t matter.’ There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might as wel say that birth doesn’t matter.”
Written as a series of private reflections, this work documents the author's journey through intense sorrow, doubt, and spiritual questioning after the loss of his wife. The narrative moves from raw pain and confusion to a tentative, hard-won acceptance, examining how grief reshapes memory, faith, and the sense of self. It is a candid account of the psychological and emotional landscape of bereavement, offering no easy answers but a profound meditation on love and loss. more
“He seemed to believe that indignation was a sufficient guardian.”
“Abilene possessed greater vision, perhaps because it possessed little else.”
“What can we do?" It's not dismissive or resigned. He really wants to know.”
“Good politicians know when to move on, sooner or later.”
“Lincoln was less well-read than many a professor or journalist, but what he read, he read deeply.”
“He might not take their advice, but he took their temperature.”