"Grief does not seem to me to be……" — Mark Doty

"Grief does not seem to me to be a choice. Whether or not you think grief has value, you will lose what matters to you. The world will break your heart. So I think we’d better look at what grief might offer us. It’s like what Rilke says about self-doubt: it is not going to go away, and therefore you need to think about how it might become your ally."

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We have no stronger ally anywhere in the world than Israel. — John Boehner
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You must learn to exist with no religion, no country, no allies. You must learn to live alone in silence. — William S. Burroughs
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