Jess RothenbergHe gave me a small smile, and in that smile I saw our whole catastrophic history playing out before my eyes.
About This Quote
This quote shows the pain that the world must experience to understand how great it is to be able to see the good in everything. If you are able to see the good in everything, then you know that there really is no such thing as tragedy. All stories are, at their core, about love and loss. To be able to experience love and loss without getting too wrapped up in it is something extraordinary.
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