I do not like sitting idly by when something clearly isn't right. I feel... not trapped but something like it, and I don't know what to about.
Erin MorgensternYou believe you could not live with the pain. Such pain is not lived with. It is only endured. I am sorry.
Erin MorgensternYou can say anything with a Post-It. Iām not entirely sure why that is. Maybe the friendliness of the squares makes it easier. A square is nicely compact and less intimidating than a full page. And they come in cheerful colors. Non-white paper is kind of inherently festive. Or maybe paper that sticks feels more important than paper that can blow away. (Though you can move them, if you need to put them somewhere else.) They might not be as lasting as words carved in stone, but Post-It thoughts will stay. For awhile, at least.
Erin MorgensternThe funeral is a quiet one, despite the number of mourners present. There are no sobs or flailing handkerchiefs. There is a smattering of color amongst the sea of traditional black. Even the light rain cannot push it down into the realms of despair. It rests instead in a space of thoughtful melancholy.
Erin Morgenstern