The knowledge that he had left me with no intent ever to return had come over me in tiny droplets of realization spread over the years. And each droplet of comprehension brought its own small measure of hurt.

Robin Hobb
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When we lose a loved one, we often wonder, “Where did he go?” and “How did he die?” and “What happened?” and “What was he like?” and, of course, “Will I ever see him again?” William Styron wrote in his memoir, The Long March: A Personal Account of the Cultural Revolution, that the knowledge that he had left me with no intent ever to return had come over me in tiny droplets of realization spread over the years. And each droplet of comprehension brought its own small measure of hurt. It is easy to analyze what happened to us at some point during our lives. But it is also easier to understand what happened to us after we have passed on.

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