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> [“But then you were alone, your body trying to heal itself while your mind went numb. There was a mix of joy and the purest love, couples with real boredom and occasional rage. It got easier as the kids got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/but-then-you-were-alone-your-body-trying-to-heal-itself-while-your/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

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## More by J Courtney Sullivan

> [“She said every prayer she knew, just to have more time with Patrick. The moments you spent with the dead were like going under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/she-said-every-prayer-she-knew-just-to-have-more-time-with-patrick/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“Taken together, the small choice anyone made added up to a life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/taken-together-the-small-choice-anyone-made-added-up-to-a-life/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“...life was messy, conflict inevitable. It didn't mean you had to fall apart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/life-was-messy-conflict-inevitable-it-didn-t-mean-you-had-to-fall/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“All of it remained, a constant reminder: He existed, then he didn't. The world spins on, indifferent to the mess.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/all-of-it-remained-a-constant-reminder-he-existed-then-he-didn-t-the/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“Live long enough, and life teaches you that God is not your lucky rabbit foot,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/live-long-enough-and-life-teaches-you-that-god-is-not-your-lucky/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“Maggie wondered if in some ways all the complaining only made matters worse.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/maggie-wondered-if-in-some-ways-all-the-complaining-only-made-matters/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“But then you were alone, your body trying to heal itself while your mind went numb. There was a mix of joy and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/but-then-you-were-alone-your-body-trying-to-heal-itself-while-your/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“You only realized how old you had gotten when in the presence of the people you used to know. When you saw how old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/you-only-realized-how-old-you-had-gotten-when-in-the-presence-of-the/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

> [“Ruby shook her head, but she smiled, a look that said she loved this man, loved the life they had made together. They seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-courtney-sullivan-2/ruby-shook-her-head-but-she-smiled-a-look-that-said-she-loved-this/)

[J Courtney Sullivan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-courtney-sullivan-2/)

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