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Thought for the Day Losing a parent is something like ...

Paul Whybrow

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Losing a parent is something like driving through a plate-glass window. You didn’t know it was there until it shattered, and then for years to come you’re picking up the pieces.

Saul Bellow

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Aw Bubli, yes. But the saddest thing is it is a privilege to feel so much mourning. Many feel nothing but relief when a parent is finally gone.

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