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If you didn't remember something happening, was it because it never had happened? Or because you wished it hadn't?

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The only difference between a wish and a prayer is that you're at the mercy of the universe for the first, and you've got some help with the second.

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Prayer is like water - something you can't imagine has the strength or power to do any good, and yet give it time and it can change the lay of the lan...more

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You know, the mind is a remarkable thing. Just because you can't see the wound doesn't mean it isn't hurting. It scars all the time, but it heals.

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How could she trust this man, so imprecise with his words, to take care of the burial? To say there had been a loss was ludicrous; one lost a shoe or ...more

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The way I see it, he's all we have left ofher.

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Love was that way. You could not render it in black or white. It always came down to the strange, blended shades of grey.

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When someone dies, it feels like the hole in your gum when a tooth falls out. You can chew, you can eat, youhave plenty of other teeth, but your tongu...more

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The damage was permanent; there would always be scars. But even the angriest scars faded over time until it was difficult to see them written on the s...more

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And I remembered something else that makes us human: faith, the only weapon in our arsenal to battle doubt.

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If it is possible to die of grief then why on earth can't someone be healed by happiness?

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Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions.

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Like a missing tooth, sometimes an absence is more noticeable than a presence.

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I may not have a degree, but I certainly got an education.

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The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.