But grief still has to be worked through. It is like walking through w…

Madeleine L'Engle
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But grief still has to be worked through. It is like walking through water. Sometimes there are little waves lapping about my feet. Sometimes there is an enormous breaker that knocks me down. Sometimes there is a sudden and fierce squall. But I know that many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it. ✨ Madeleine L'Engle (2016). Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage, p.144, Open Road Media
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