I watch and listen, helpless to help. There is no point in saying “This, too, shall pass,” For a time we do not even want it to pass. We hold on to grief, fearing that its lifting will be the final betrayal.

I watch and listen, helpless to help. There is no point in saying “This, too, shall pass,” For a time we do not even want it to pass. We hold on to grief, fearing that its lifting will be the final betrayal.

– Ahdaf Soueif –

The Map of Love

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