“The air between us is not empty space.”
―
Ann Napolitano,
Dear Edward
“Humans need community, for our emotional health. We need connection, a sense of belonging. We are not built to thrive in isolation.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Take stock of who we are, and what we have, and then use it for good.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“So much could be solved, she thinks, if we simply held hands with each other more often.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“You’re depressed, not crazy. It’s not insane to be depressed in this world. It’s more sane than being happy. I never trust those upbeat individuals who grin no matter what’s going on. Those are the ones with a screw loose, if you ask me.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“She was no longer who she used to be, and she wasn't yet whoever she was becoming.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“What happened is baked into your bones, Edward. It lives under your skin. It’s not going away. It’s part of you and will be part of you every moment until you die. What you’ve been working on, since the first time I met you, is learning to live with that.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“This was not a tragedy. Dying on your couch watching TV by yourself is a tragedy. Dying while doing something you love with every part of your body is magic. I wish you magic, Edward.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Everything ends,” she says. “That’s nothing to be sad about. What matters is what starts in that moment.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“When an old person dies,” Kent said, “even if that person is wonderful, he or she is still somewhat ready, and so are the people who loved them. They’re like old trees, whose roots have loosened in the ground. They fall gently. But when someone like your aunt Sylvie dies—before her time—her roots get pulled out and the ground is ripped up. Everyone nearby is in danger of being knocked over.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“There was no reason for what happened to you, Eddie. You could have died; you just didn’t. It was dumb luck. Nobody chose you for anything. Which means, truly, that you can do anything.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“We’re part of the sky, and the rocks in your mother’s garden, and that old man who sleeps by the train station. We’re all interconnected, and when you see that, you see how beautiful life is. Your mother and sisters don’t have that awareness. Not yet, anyway. They believe they’re contained in their bodies, in the biographical facts of their lives.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“When in doubt, read books. Educate yourself. Education has always saved me Edward. Learn about the mysteries.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Since death is certain, but the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?” —PEMA CHÖDRÖN” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Sylvie had read somewhere that the more times a story was told, the less accurate it became. Humans were prone to exaggeration; they leaned away from the parts of the narrative they found boring and leaned into the exciting spots. Details and timelines changed over years of repetition. The story became more myth and less true. Sylvie thought about how she and William rarely told their story and felt pleased; by not being shared, their love story remained intact.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“that just because you never thought about someone didn’t mean they weren’t inside you.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?” —GEORGE ELIOT” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“God is not here to be demanded of, begged from, or criticized. He hands out burdens to those who are strong enough to carry them, and I feel profoundly uncomfortable with the idea of lining up with the other invalids and asking for mine to be alleviated.” ― Ann Napolitano, A Good Hard Look
“Eddie was leaning against his father's chest, and the sensation of that weight -- the complete trust and lack of inhibition with which the boy relaxed every ounce of his body into his father's -- was one of the things that made parenthood unmissable.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Humans need community, for our emotional health. We need connection, a sense of belonging. We are not built to thrive in isolation.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Take stock of who we are, and what we have, and then use it for good.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“So much could be solved, she thinks, if we simply held hands with each other more often.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“You’re depressed, not crazy. It’s not insane to be depressed in this world. It’s more sane than being happy. I never trust those upbeat individuals who grin no matter what’s going on. Those are the ones with a screw loose, if you ask me.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“She was no longer who she used to be, and she wasn't yet whoever she was becoming.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“What happened is baked into your bones, Edward. It lives under your skin. It’s not going away. It’s part of you and will be part of you every moment until you die. What you’ve been working on, since the first time I met you, is learning to live with that.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“This was not a tragedy. Dying on your couch watching TV by yourself is a tragedy. Dying while doing something you love with every part of your body is magic. I wish you magic, Edward.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Everything ends,” she says. “That’s nothing to be sad about. What matters is what starts in that moment.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“When an old person dies,” Kent said, “even if that person is wonderful, he or she is still somewhat ready, and so are the people who loved them. They’re like old trees, whose roots have loosened in the ground. They fall gently. But when someone like your aunt Sylvie dies—before her time—her roots get pulled out and the ground is ripped up. Everyone nearby is in danger of being knocked over.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“There was no reason for what happened to you, Eddie. You could have died; you just didn’t. It was dumb luck. Nobody chose you for anything. Which means, truly, that you can do anything.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“We’re part of the sky, and the rocks in your mother’s garden, and that old man who sleeps by the train station. We’re all interconnected, and when you see that, you see how beautiful life is. Your mother and sisters don’t have that awareness. Not yet, anyway. They believe they’re contained in their bodies, in the biographical facts of their lives.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“When in doubt, read books. Educate yourself. Education has always saved me Edward. Learn about the mysteries.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Since death is certain, but the time of death is uncertain, what is the most important thing?” —PEMA CHÖDRÖN” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“Sylvie had read somewhere that the more times a story was told, the less accurate it became. Humans were prone to exaggeration; they leaned away from the parts of the narrative they found boring and leaned into the exciting spots. Details and timelines changed over years of repetition. The story became more myth and less true. Sylvie thought about how she and William rarely told their story and felt pleased; by not being shared, their love story remained intact.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“that just because you never thought about someone didn’t mean they weren’t inside you.” ― Ann Napolitano, Hello Beautiful
“What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other?” —GEORGE ELIOT” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
“God is not here to be demanded of, begged from, or criticized. He hands out burdens to those who are strong enough to carry them, and I feel profoundly uncomfortable with the idea of lining up with the other invalids and asking for mine to be alleviated.” ― Ann Napolitano, A Good Hard Look
“Eddie was leaning against his father's chest, and the sensation of that weight -- the complete trust and lack of inhibition with which the boy relaxed every ounce of his body into his father's -- was one of the things that made parenthood unmissable.” ― Ann Napolitano, Dear Edward
