

“If you cannot hold me in your arms, then hold my memory in high regard.
And if I cannot be in your life, then at least let me live in your heart.”
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And if I cannot be in your life, then at least let me live in your heart.”
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“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.”
― A Grief Observed
― A Grief Observed

“We must learn to live in this world, because we have no other choice. What we do have a choice in is how we choose to live. We can remain gray and immobile in the wake of our losses or we can open ourselves up to the world, let the sunshine in, fill our surroundings with heaps of flowers, and know that we loved someone truly and deeply.”
― After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go?
― After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go?

“I regret that it takes a life to learn how to live.”
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
― Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

“When we lose someone we love, suddenly nothing fits anymore. Who we thought we were is now a jumbled mess of memories and hopes we once had, for a future that now looks completely different. When we lose someone close to us we are forced to reevaluate our entire identities. We must figure out who we are now that this person is gone, and the experience can be overwhelming.”
― After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go?
― After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go?
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