Melissa Acuna
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“He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain, which cannot forget, falls drop by drop upon the heart, until, in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom through the awful grace of God.”
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“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”
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“--a drive in the country, an expedition to a shoe shop a quiet cup of tea under a cloudless sky; each of us had something that made it easier to continue in a world that sometimes, just sometimes, was not as we might wish it to be.”
― The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party
― The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party

“It is easy to love people in memory; the hard thing is to love them when they are there in front of you.”
― My Father's Tears and Other Stories
― My Father's Tears and Other Stories
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