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“Almost worse than the sorrow of missing her was the fact that Mom's death had revealed everything to be meaningless. So much of what I'd thought was true had turned out to be an illusion. I saw people around me living by these illusions— that love and safety could be counted on, that life had meaning and the future could be controlled— and I did not feel that I could ever again share their suspended disbelief. I was swimming against a strong, cold current: I could see them there, playing on a sunny beach, but I couldn't rejoin them. Continuing the struggle seemed not only incredibly painful but, even worse, pointless.”

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Book:After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search

Source: After the Eclipse: A Mother's Murder, a Daughter's Search

“In fact, Mott had not been forced to believe anything: the willing lies of fiction depend upon willing believers. Like love, belief is an act of volition.”

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Book:Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby

Source: Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby