It was better not to get too close to another person. The closer you got, the more likely you were to get hurt.

Happiness is making the most of what you have, and riches is making the most of what you've got.

Beyond the pain, life continues to be sweet. The basics are still there. Beauty, food and friendship, reservoirs of love and understanding. Later, possibly not yet, you are going to need others who will encourage you to make new beginnings. Welcome them. They will help you move on, to cherish happy memories and confront the painful ones with more than bitterness and anger.

It was good, and nothing good is truly lost. It stays part of a person, becomes part of their character. So part of you goes everywhere with me. And part of me is yours, forever

Grief is a funny thing because you don't have to carry it with you for the rest of your life. After a bit you set it down by the roadside and walk on and leave it.

It was good and nothing good is ever lost.

Life is so extraordinary. Wonderful surprises are just around the most unexpected corners.