Christian McEwen quotes
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“A mourner is, perforce, a person with a story. The pity is, how very rarely it gets told.”
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“To mourn is to be extraordinarily vulnerable. It is to be at the mercy of inside feelings and outside events in a way most of us have not been since early childhood.”
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“Mourning has a pace and rhythm of its own. It cannot be rushed.”
-- Christian McEwen
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“Do no cheat thy Heart and tell her, 'Grief will pass away.'”
Source : Adelaide Anne Procter (1858). “Legends and lyrics: a book of verses”, p.26
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“I don't recall having any self-awareness about the intricacy of my stories.”
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Source : A.S.A. Harrison (2013). “The Silent Wife”, p.240, Hachette UK
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“Moon! Moon! I am prone before you. Pity me,and drench me in loneliness.”
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“The person who deserves most pity is a lonesome one on a rainy day who doesn't know how to read.”
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