Love and Memory

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“We are all the pieces of what we remember.

We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears

of those who love us.

As long as there is love and memory,

there is no true loss.”

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Cassandra Clare

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“Give sorrow words;

the grief that does not speak

knits up the o-er wrought heart

and bids it break.”

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William Shakespeare

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“His talent was as natural

as the pattern that was made by the dust

on a butterfly’s wings.

At one time he understood it no more

than the butterfly did,

and he did not know when it was brushed or marred.

Later he became conscious of his damaged wings

and of their construction

and he learned to think and could not fly any more

because the love of flight was gone

and he could only remember

when it had been effortless.”

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Ernest Hemingway

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“Letting go is the lesson.

Letting go is always the lesson.

Have you ever noticed

how much of our agony

is all tied up with craving and loss?”

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Susan Gordon Lydon

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Photos by Woodland Gnome 2017

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“When those you love die,

the best you can do is honor their spirit

for as long as you live.

You make a commitment

that you’re going to take whatever lesson that person …

was trying to teach you,

and you make it true in your own life…

it’s a positive way

to keep their spirit alive in the world,

by keeping it alive in yourself.”

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Patrick Swayze

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