"Love is one
of the greatest human emotions and a powerful force in its own right, but even
love cannot prevent some things from happening”
“Sometimes when you become so accustomed to loss, a new
loss is only part of your usual ‘normal’”
“Our flight to freedom and safety
was filled with a calm suppressed terror in the children and I, the type terror
you have when you are used to living with danger”
“Emotional breakings are delicate
to repair and even harder to decipher. I was not smart enough, nor did I have
the wisdom needed for such a job at that time”
“Ariel was the perfect emotional adapter when things went
wrong, but she was not amenable to life when things went right. It seemed her
coping mechanism was geared towards trouble”
