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Edward knew what it was like to say over and over again the names of those you had left behind. He knew what it was like to miss someone. And so he listened. And in his listening, his heart opened wide and then wider still.
Perhaps, he thought, it is not too late, after all, for me to be saved.
You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.”
If you have no intention of loving or being loved, then the whole journey is pointless.
“Open your heart,” she said gently. “Someone will come. Someone will come for you. But first you must open your heart.”
I smiled at him. It is best to smile. That is what Granny has told me my whole life. If you have to choose between smiling and not smiling, choose smiling. It fools people for a short time. It gives you an advantage. According to Granny.
Next to the cash register, there was a rack that was full of bags of salted peanuts, and even though my heart was broken and I was filled with the most terrible despair, my goodness, I was hungry.
