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Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.

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I believe that. All divorce does is divert you, taking you away from everything you thought you knew and everything you thought u wanted and steering ...more

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The dead sit at our tables long after they have gone.

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A funeral is no place for secrets.

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Being unheard is the ground floor of giving up, and giving up is the ground floor of doing yourself in. It’s not so much, what’s the point? It’s more ...more

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Sometimes your kids will say the nastiest things, won't they, Rose? You want to ask,'Whose child is this?'"Rose chuckled."But usually, they're just in...more

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I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day.

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But she wasn’t around, and that’s the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going in to every fight with backup, you are going into ev...more

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I hope you never hear those words. Your mom. She died. They are different than other words. They are too big to fit in your ears. They belong to some ...more

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I used to think I knew everything. I was a "smart person" who "got things done," and because of that, the higher I climbed, the more I could look down...more

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Your father was no longer a young man. he was already in his fifties.'Fifty-six,' Eddie said blankly.Fifty-six,' the old woman repeated. 'His body had...more

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There are five people you meet in heaven," the Blue Man suddenly said. "Each of us was in your life for a reason. You may not have known the reason at...more

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As usual, he saves his wife's for last. He leans on the cane and he looks at the headstone and he thinks about many things. Taffy. He thinks about taf...more

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My funeral," the Blue Man said. "Look at the mourners. Some did not even know me well, yet they came. Why? Did you ever wonder? Why people gather when...more

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I may be dying, but I am surrounded by loving, caring souls. How many people can say that?