Quotes From "Counting By 7S" By Holly Goldberg Sloan

This is why the deepest form of pain comes out as silence. Holly Goldberg Sloan

Only in cartoons and fairy tales and greeting cards do endings have glitter Holly Goldberg Sloan

I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them. Holly Goldberg Sloan

Pattie saw grief. Her eyes focused on a version of her own young self, and so many other children in Vietnam who grew up without parents, some abandoned because of their ethnicity, others because of tragedy. And her arms reached out wide. Holly Goldberg Sloan

I force myself to think of anything but the one thing that I'm actually always thinking about. And that is so exhausting that I sleep more than I ever have. Holly Goldberg Sloan

I somehow make it through the first month. I dress and brush my teeth when they tell me to. And I experience the hollow feeling of complete loss, which is emptiness. Holly Goldberg Sloan

Dysphagia is the medical term for not being able to swallow, and I know that there are two kinds of dysphagia: oropharyngeal and esophageal. But maybe there is also a third kind of dysphagia that comes when your heart breaks into pieces. I can't swallow because I have that kind. Holly Goldberg Sloan

For someone grieving, moving forward is the challenge. Because after extreme loss, you want to go back. Holly Goldberg Sloan

She said they needed to put down a real root system to achieve their potential Holly Goldberg Sloan

At least it's working out because Cheddar is sort of obsessed with me, or at least very interested, which in the world of felines counts as obsessive behavior. Holly Goldberg Sloan

It would look pretty messed up to be a social worker and have dried kid blood as a permanent stain in your vehicle. Holly Goldberg Sloan

[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence. Holly Goldberg Sloan

Every person has lots of ingredients to make them what is always a one-in-a-kind creation. We are all imperfect genetic stews. Holly Goldberg Sloan

Connectedness. One thing leads to another. Often in unexpected ways. Holly Goldberg Sloan