Dessert First Quotes

“Is it possible to befriend our dying…to prepare for our death with the same attentiveness that our parents had in
preparing for our birth?”
—Henri Nouwen, Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring”
― J. Dana Trent, Dessert First: Preparing for Death While Savoring Life

“We have to be careful not to project our own way of grieving onto others—it’s a weight they do not wish to bear.”
― J. Dana Trent, Dessert First: Preparing for Death While Savoring Life