We build a shell around it, like an oyster dealing with a painful part…

Neil Gaiman
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We build a shell around it, like an oyster dealing with a painful particle of grit, coating it with smooth pearl layers in order to cope. This is how we walk and talk and function , day in, day out. Immune to others’ pain and loss.
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