To this day, she’s still sad. Because there’s not some finite amount o…

Tom Perrotta
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To this day, she’s still sad. Because there’s not some finite amount of pain inside us. Our bodies and minds just keep manufacturing more of it. I’m just saying that I took the pain that was inside of her at that moment and made it my own. And it didn’t hurt me at all. ✨ The Leftovers. Book by Tom Perrotta, August 30, 2011.
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