I wanted to know what happened when two people felt it. Would it divid…

Sue Monk Kidd
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I wanted to know what happened when two people felt it. Would it divide the hurt in two, make it lighter to bear, the way feeling someone's joy seemed to double it? ✨ Sue Monk Kidd (2003). The Secret Life of Bees, p.95, Penguin
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I wanted to know what happened when two people felt it. Would it divide the hurt in two, make it lighter to bear, the way feeling someone's joy seemed to double it? ✨ Sue Monk Kidd (2003). The Secret Life of Bees, p.95, Penguin

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