Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

by Elizabeth Beller

This was one of the lessons she taught her daughters: Never forget about those who are left aside.

she was always full of hope. It’s an undervalued characteristic. But she moved through the world brimming with a countenance that exuded ‘What fun thing will I get to do or see today?’ It made everything around her that much more enchanting.

John told Way, “I can’t believe I let her go the first time around.” He wasn’t going to make that mistake again.

Where many people showed sympathy, Carolyn had empathy. There is a big difference between feeling sorry and having compassion which allows for the other person’s feelings.”

While there, John defended Clinton, saying, “I was under that very desk 35 years ago, and I can tell you there’s barely room for a three-year-old.”

Henry Scott Holland’s “Facts of Faith”: “Death is nothing at all. It does not count. I’ve only slipped away into the next room… Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you, for an interval, somewhere, very near, just around the corner. All is well. Nothing is hurt. Nothing is lost. One brief moment, and all will be as it was before. How we shall laugh at the trouble of parting when we meet again.”