She had died at age twelve, and by now she was nothing but the memory of love-- nothing, now, but bones.

Kim Edwards
She had died at age twelve, and by now she...
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“She had died at age twelve, and by now, she was nothing but the memory of love—nothing, now, but bones.” The idea that the love of a child can be so powerful that it can last for so long. If the love of a child is so powerful, then imagine what the love of a grandparent or even a parent can do for us. We often forget how much we have been loved by those who have gone before us. They have given us life and they have given us hope.

Source: The Memory Keepers Daughter

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