A forked tongue of grief whispers in one ear to return to what you once loved, while the other ear urges you to move on. Cleave’s characters are pushed to extreme choices, especially athletes, and he notes how hope can be hard to hold when faced with loss.
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Chris Cleave is a writer from the United Kingdom, best known for Everyone Brave Is Forgiven.
![“Death is 'where you run to when none of the principalities of your conscience will grant you asylum.' …'In my world [(Africa)] death will come chasing. In your world [(the West)] it will start whispering in your ear to destroy yourself.' 'We must see all scars as beauty. Okay? ... A scar does not…” quote by Chris Cleave](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e64/chris-cleave-1698_death_death-is-where-you-run-to-when-none-of-t_677842.png)
