Once upon a time — for that is how all stories should begin — there was a boy who lost his mother.

John Connolly
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When you are a small child, your parents are the world to you. You think they are perfect, and they are the center of your universe. When something bad happens to them, it affects you deeply. You will never forget the loss.

This is true for every person in the world. The pain is always there, in some form or another, no matter how old you get.

Source: The Book Of Lost Things

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