The Next Day Quotes

“i hope when you come home to yourself there are flowers lining the front porch that were left from all the women you were before”
― Melinda French Gates, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward

“grief is more than simply looking back at what we’ve lost—it’s something that propels us forward into a new understanding of who we are and the person we loved.”
― Melinda French Gates, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward

“I once told Bill that marriage is like a beautiful crystal bowl, each person holding up one side. Together, over the course of that marriage, you fill that bowl with all sorts of priceless things—all your memories and experiences. When he let go of his side of our bowl, I told him, I couldn’t hold it up alone.”
― Melinda French Gates, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward

“And at least one study suggests that, perhaps because our brains are doing that work, we may even experience some positive growth in the bargain, in the form of more “meaningful interpersonal relationships” or “an increased sense of personal strength.”
― Melinda French Gates, The Next Day: Transitions, Change, and Moving Forward