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Judy Tatelbaum says although our love never dies…

“Although our love never dies, the pain of our loss can eventually dissolve.” – Judy Tatelbaum, The Courage to Grieve

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Clementine von Radics says I am not the first person you loved…

“I am not the first person you loved. You are not the first person I looked at with a mouthful of forevers.  We have both known loss like the sharp edges of a knife. We have both lived with lips … Continue reading

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Cheryl Strayed says many of those people love you and are worthy of your love…

“The people who squawk the loudest about such things have almost never had to get over anything. Or at least not any thing that was genuinely, mind-fuckingly, soul-crushingly life altering. Some of those people believe they’re being helpful by minimizing … Continue reading

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Rebecca Solnit says the art is not one of forgetting but letting go…

“The art is not one of forgetting but letting go. And when everything else is gone, you can be rich in loss.”  – Rebecca Solnit, A Field Guide to Getting Lost

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Nick Hornby says people worry about kids playing with guns…

“People worry about kids playing with guns, and teenagers watching violent videos; we are scared that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands – literally thousands – of songs about … Continue reading

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Soren Kierkegaard says to cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception…

“To cheat oneself out of love is the most terrible deception; it is an eternal loss for which there is no reparation, either in time or in eternity.” – Soren Kierkegaard

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Oprah Winfrey says if we deny love that is given to us…

“If we deny love that is given to us, if we refuse to give love because we fear pain or loss, then our lives will be empty, our loss greater.” – Oprah Winfrey  

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