As he watches the sun rise, what grieves him is that he failed her. He thinks of the terror she felt. They tell him it was quick, as if that will somehow confine the horror.

About This Quote

The speaker in this passage appears to be a man in a romantic relationship with a woman who died. In the passage, he is grieving the loss of her. He is upset that he failed her. He is thinking of the terror she felt and how she died.

In other words, he is thinking about her last moments. He also thinks about his own feelings and how he failed her. The speaker is quite upset because he feels responsible for her death because he was unable to stop it from happening.

This passage portrays a very human view of grief and loss, where feelings of love and responsibility intertwine in a very intense way.

Source: Loving Frank

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