-And what would you do if you lost a child?- I would think I was going to die, Elena said. But I wouldn't. I learned long ago that I must give up my child to the earth, to God, to the world, to death, to the possibility of death, to the possibility of disease, and in doing so I became at peace. Because I had let my child go. And in letting the child go, I became colder, more distant, and more at peace. But I still loved the child, don't be wrong. As you love your child. I am sorry. David Bergen
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The quote, "When you lose a child, but you don't give up, then you are stronger than I. I would die. I would die if my child died. But I couldn't live if my child died.

For me, living is full of risk. And I love my son. You may think that I am weak for loving him, but to do the right thing isn't weakness at all.

At least not for me it isn't." by Elena Ferrante is an amazing quote about how she knows how to live her life and yet still love her son. She has found a way to let go of her child which is something that most people wouldn't be able to do.

Source: Stranger: A Novel

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