I’ve seen this quote in many places, and it has always felt wrong to me. Especially if we acknowledge grief as tied intrinsically to love, then we understand that grief can’t be a passage; grief simply is.
“Grief is a passage, not a place to stay.”
Rewritten: Grief IS.
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Original Statement: Grief is a passage, not a place to stay.
Rewritten: Grief IS.
-Miranda Hernandez, Adrian's Mother
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Original Statement: Grief is a passage, not a place to stay.
Rewritten: Grief IS.
-Miranda Hernandez, Adrian's Mother
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Original Statement: Grief is a passage, not a place to stay.
Rewritten: Grief IS.
-Miranda Hernandez, Adrian's Mother
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Original Statement: Grief is a passage, not a place to stay.
Rewritten: Grief IS.
-Miranda Hernandez, Adrian's Mother