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Even her name seemed empty, as though it had detached itself from her and was floating untethered in his mind. How am I supposed to live without you? ...more

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...all of our laments could not add a single second to her life, not one additional beat of the heart, nor a breath.

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You can still be cool when you’re dead. In fact, it’s much easier, because you aren’t getting old and fat and losing your hair.

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After my mom died she ate my father up completely. She would have hated it. Every minute of his life since then has been marked by her absence, every ...more