Category Archives: A Rite of Passage

“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.”

- François de La Rochefoucauld

“Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you.”

- Welcome to Night Vale

“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.”

-Leo Tolstoy

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”

- Dalai Lama

“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”

- John Green

“Ghosts always tell the truth. That’s why people are afraid of them.”

- Susan Palwick

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Category Archives: A Rite of Passage

“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.”

“Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you.”

“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.”

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”

“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”

“Ghosts always tell the truth. That’s why people are afraid of them.”

Category Archives: A Rite of Passage

“Neither the sun nor death can be looked at steadily.”

“Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you.”

“Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.”

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.”

“Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”

“Ghosts always tell the truth. That’s why people are afraid of them.”