The worst of it is over now, and I can't say that I am glad. Lose that…

Amy Hempel
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The worst of it is over now, and I can't say that I am glad. Lose that sense of loss--you have gone and lost something else. ✨ Amy Hempel, Rick Moody (2007). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.52, Simon and Schuster
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The worst of it is over now, and I can't say that I am glad. Lose that sense of loss--you have gone and lost something else. ✨ Amy Hempel, Rick Moody (2007). The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel, p.52, Simon and Schuster

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