Don't Let Go

by Harlan Coben

But if you handle it right, money buys you freedom and time, and those are a lot more tangible than happiness.

Life goes on, as it should, though it’s also an outrage. When you have grief, at least you have something. But when grief ebbs away, what’s left? You go on, and I didn’t want to go on.

The first step is complete and immediate comprehension. You hear the news and immediately you realize how absolutely devastating it is, how there will be no reprieve, how death is final, how your world is shattered and that you will never, ever be the same.