5 Quotes by Joan Didion about mourning
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Until now I had been able only to grieve, not mourn. Grief was passive. Grief happened. Mourning, the act of dealing with grief, required attention.
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This happened on December 30, 2003. That may seem a while ago but it won't when it happens to you.And it will happen to you. The details will be different, but it will happen to you.That's what I'm here to tell you.
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Everyone was in scrubs. I noticed one man who was not in scrubs. “Is this the wife,” he said to the driver. Then he looked at me. “I'm your social worker.” And I guess that was when I knew.That's something else to remember. If they give you a social worker, you're in trouble.
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Mourning has its place but also its limits.
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You had to feel the swell change. You had to go with the change.
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