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That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.

That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.

Sarah Dessen
Grief, Grieving, Language
Sarah Dessen (2006). “The Truth About Forever”, p.70, Penguin

The language of solace, and comets, and the girls we all become, in the end.

Sarah Dessen
Girl, Language, Ends
Sarah Dessen (2003). “How to Deal”, Puffin

It's the same thing,' I told her. 'What is?' 'Being afraid and being alive.' 'No,' she said slowly, and now it was as if she was speaking a language she knew at first I wouldn't understand, the very words, not to mention the concept, being foreign to me. 'Macy, no. It's not.

Sarah Dessen
Alive, Firsts, Language
Sarah Dessen (2008). “The Truth About Forever”, p.125, Penguin UK

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