Libba Bray

It’s strange how deliberate people are after a death. All the indecision suddenly vanishes into clear, defined moments – changing the linens, choosing a dress or a hymn, the washing up, the muttering of prayers. All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.

It’s strange how deliberate people are after a death. All the indecision suddenly vanishes into clear, defined moments – changing the linens, choosing a dress or a hymn, the washing up, the muttering of prayers. All the small, simple, conscious acts of living a sudden defense against the dying we do every day.

– Libba Bray –

A Great and Terrible Beauty

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