ElleFoxy

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When my beloved grandfather died last fall, I was angry, hurt, devastated, lonely, but ultimately hopeful. Since his passing, I have learned that everyone copes with loss in their own ways. Throughout the past year I have reached out to my favorite books, who have invited me into their pages and comforted me with their words. Here are some of the most comforting literary passages that have helped me to understand that I am not alone. Maybe they'll help you too. "Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do." -C.S. Lewis, The Silver Chair "Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love." "You think the dead we loved truly ever leave us? You think that we don't recall them more clearly in times of great trouble?" "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." -J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter ...