13 Quotes by Lidia Longorio about death
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A realist’s heartIt is not dead but it isn’t fully alive eitherIt is not affected by the change of the weatherIt is truthful with itselfAnd does not remain for the taking on the shelfA realist heart is simply a heart that knows it can stop beating at any minuteEvery beat, the realist ought not waste it
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The smell of bacon sizzling and the sound ofeggs hitting hot pans were drowned out by thesonorous diner conversations happening all over therestaurant. Some were laughing at their own jokes inone of the center tables. A couple wordlessly brokeup, using the diner napkins to dry their tears, sittingin one of the red with white upside down triangledetailed booths. There were also some teenagersarguing about the pronunciation of gif on the countertable, sitting on the red high chairs.
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James turned the kitchen radio to a classic rock station as he started making the burger. Bon Jovi’s Livin’ On A Prayer played throughout the restaurant. “It’s our song, Vanessa!” Elijah exclaimed as he and Vanessa sang along to the chorus. When the song came to an end, a few of the customers clapped, zapping them out of the Bon Jovi daze. Vanessa took a bow, embracing the attention. Elijah shyly got back to work and brought a customer their meal.
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Elijah greeted the new family of customers, “Hello.Welcome to Dean’s Diner!” he said with a classiccustomer service smile. Sometimes he thought herepeated that phrase more than his own name.
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The world around him began to change. Voicesbecame inaudible and his gaze was stuck on the manon the ground. Elijah was taken out of that state byVanessa’s voice.
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Yes, we will all fade awayWe’ll be just memories somedayBut it is still today
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If at the end of my life the only thing people say about me is that I was kind, I will have lived the life I wanted.
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I love the way you cryThe way you let yourself feelYou’re the bravest person I knowI’d rather die than feelYou’d rather feel than dieHow peculiar is that
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Hours into the night, sleepless Elijah sat upin his bed and rubbed his face trying to put histhoughts and feelings together. He went into thekitchen, turned on the light, and poured himself acup of milk. He gulped it after taking a deep breathtrying to ease the perturbed feeling in his stomachand the weight in his chest.
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