John GreenI went on spouting bullshit Encouragements as Gus's parents, arm in arm, hugged each other and nodded at every word. Funerals, I had decided, are for the living.
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In this quote, the speaker is referring to a memorial service. The speaker is talking about those who are being remembered at the memorial service. In the first line, the speaker said that he was going to talk about those who had already passed away. In the next line, he said that he was going to talk about those who were still alive.
The speaker is talking about a lot of people in a very short period of time. He is not saying that he doesn’t care about the living because he is going to talk about them as well. Instead, this shows that people can still feel sad even after everyone has left and wants to remember them for a long time after they have passed away.
Source: The Fault In Our Stars
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