When your cup is empty, you ...

When your cup is empty, you do not mourn what is gone. Because if you do, you will miss the opportunity to fill it again.
When your cup is empty, you do not mourn what is gone. Because if you do, you will miss the opportunity to fill it again.
 Sarah Addison Allen

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Everything had felt so precarious since her mother's death, like she was walking on a bridge made of paper.
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 Sarah Addison Allen
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all we have is our deep and abiding love for each other. We can't loose that or we loose ourselves. If we don't help each other, who will?
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