Bec

“His mother had always said that Fred had been born with an extra helping of love in his heart, and he thrived on sharing that love with those around him. The problem was now he didn’t have anywhere to put it. Grief was love with nowhere to go.”
― Anna Johnston, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

“You’ll never regret being kind even when people aren’t kind to you.”
― Anna Johnston, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

“They say that time heals, yet the ache still caught his breath. Grief is often invisible to the outside world—Fred was like still water whose reflection mirrored the sun but concealed dark and murky depths underneath. He often wondered how his body still held together when his soul had broken into a million pieces.”
― Anna Johnston, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife

“It said a lot about a person, the way they treated someone with dementia. A little bit of kindness and patience spread further than butter on a hot crumpet.”
― Anna Johnston, The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife