"They sat quietly together for a few minutes,……" — Jennifer Donnelly
"They sat quietly together for a few minutes, Joe holding Fiona's hand, Fiona sniffling. No flowery words, no platitudes passed between them. Joe would have done anything to ease her suffering, but he knew nothing he might do, or say, could. Her grief would run its course, like a fever, and release her when it was spent. He would not shush her or tell her it was God's will and that her da was better off. That was rubbish and they both knew it. When something hurt as bad as this, you had to let it hurt. There were no shortcuts."
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106 Quotes by Jennifer Donnelly
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Make them care, Mattie,' she said softly. 'And don't you ever be sorry.' -Emily Wilcox
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