Aftermath Quote by Anna Quindlen Download Open image “[In the aftermath of death] Small talk feels too small, big talk too enormous.” — Anna Quindlen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Aftermath Bigs Death Enormous Feels Small talk
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knowledge of our own mortality is the greatest gift God ever gives us. — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
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“Yet there was always in me, even when I was very small, the sense that I ought to be somewhere else. And wander I did, although, in my everyday life, I had nowhere to go and no imaginable reason on earth why I should want to leave. The buses took to the interstate without me, the trains sped by. So… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share
Affirmative action was designed to recognize the uniquely difficult journey of African-Americans. This policy was justifiable and understandable, even to those who came from white cultural groups that had also suffered in socio-economic terms from the Civil War and its aftermath. — Jim Webb Copy Share
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In the aftermath of any war or genocide, healing and reconciliation are ultimate aspirations. — Janine di Giovanni Copy Share Image
I wish I had been more mature. I wish I had handled the immediate aftermath of the accident involving my family better. — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
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