The Deal of a Lifetime

by Fredrik Backman

If we’re asked, “Are all lives worth the same?” the majority of us will reply with a resounding “Yes!” But only until someone points to a person we love and asks: “What about that life?”

The only thing of value on Earth is time. One second will always be a second, there’s no negotiating with that.”

That’s what fathers do, they sit in front of their sons and tell their son’s stories to a third person rather than letting them speak for themselves.

“You’re not scared. You’re just grieving. No one tells you humans that your sorrow feels like fear.” “What are we grieving?” “Time.”