There was a month of fiery happiness. Then six kinked years of suffering.
("The Shipping News")
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It takes a year, nephew... a full turn of the calendar, to get over losing someone.
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It's easier to die if others around you are dying.
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A spinning coin, still balanced on its rim, may fall in either direction.
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We're all strange inside. We learn how to disguise our differences as we grow up.
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