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“Mister Rogers took his viewers on this little journey to show that even in the face of death, things move ahead. That's the essential message as he sits by the fish grave. Rogers never told grieving children that everything will be all right: no such simplistic reassurances. Instead he shared his feelings about death and loss, and the extraordinary truth, reaffirmed repeatedly throughout the program, that life does go on.”

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Book:The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
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Book:The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers
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