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  1. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    He existed, then he didn't. The world spins on, indifferent to the mess.
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  2. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    Vielleicht war das Bild, das die eigene Familie von einem hatte, zu sehr mit ihren Hoffnungen und Ängsten vermischt, als dass sie einen jemals wirklich als die Person sehen konnten, die man war.
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  3. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    for everything that was wrong with men."
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  4. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    Well, Chrissy, I'm afraid your grandmother's Irish Alzheimer's has gotten quite advanced - she's forgotten everything but her grudges.
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  5. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    Like Ronald Reagan said, trust but verify.
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  6. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    It seemed to Alice that everyone these days was out for themselves. The sort of families she and Daniel had grown up in and tried to carry on no longer existed, not really. Her mother had had eight children, including the two babies that died. Daniel's mother had had ten. Though she had hated the noise and the chaos and the sacrifice this implied back then, now Alice saw that it gave you something, being part of a family like that.
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  7. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    It was so bitter and sad, looking for safety in the person least likely to give it to you. Like drinking salt water, she thought. The house felt eerily quiet.
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  8. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    I'm afraid your grandmother's Irish Alzheimer's has gotten quite advanced-she's forgotten everything but her grudges.
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  9. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    He also believed that loyalty was earned - sharing a bloodline didn't mean you had to be close.
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  10. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    The dogs were partly responsible for keeping her sane. The relationship she had with them was pure joy. No ulterior motives, no spite, just love and care and kindness, exactly the emotions she wanted to cultivate.
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  11. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    Beyond those was a stretch of sand and miles of dark blue sea. You couldn't make out a thing on the other side. As a little girl, Maggie believed that the world dropped off out there, that if you swam far enough you might fall into a starry sky.
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  12. J. Courtney Sullivan _ Maine

    She didn't have a single friend on earth to see her off. She had outlived them all.
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