Quotes From "The Pieces We Keep" By Kristina McMorris

Not every loss was confirmed by an officer at the...
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Not every loss was confirmed by an officer at the door. Nor a telegram with the power to sink a fleet. Loss, often the worst kind, also arrived through the deafening quiet of an absence. Kristina McMorris
Maybe heaven entailed more than a soul residing in a...
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Maybe heaven entailed more than a soul residing in a single place, but instead having pieces of yourself spread among the hearts and memories of people you've touched. Kristina McMorris
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The most wonderful type of love, she had learned, was the kind built with care and over time, through forgiveness and understanding, compromise and compassion, trust and acceptance. It was hidden in the minutiae of every day life; it was in the traded smiles during a radio show or the peaceful lulls on an evening stroll. Kristina McMorris
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War doesn’t start with an explosion…. It bears far more subtlety. A simmer beneath the surface, as if bringing broth to a boil. Kristina McMorris