If it is possible to die of grief then why on earth can't someone be healed by happiness?
It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on, coughing and searching, and finding.
The Book Thief
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It amazes me what humans can do, even when streams are flowing down their faces and they stagger on, coughing and searching, and finding.
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