[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$f2OU6u1opkFECmztuvoyxaqN-3WHe13Inf31wGM65Ioc":3,"$faGNZ0vnWp9twrDxgQRpOFg0MHsHSWzbzw3UgYgpagkQ":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},199606,"Annie Hartnett","A",5,null,"annie-hartnett",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":47},[14,22,28,35,41],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},2859181,"You want to defend those you love, even if the ones you love aren’t very good all the time. And sometimes they’re even downright awful.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},2859167,"It’s not easy to label people one illness or another. We’re all different combinations of crazy.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":34},2859164,"Boomer died of old age, but I’d figured out by now that death never makes sense, no matter how someone dies: murder, accident, old age, cancer, suicide, you’re never ready to lose someone you love. I decided death will always feel unexplained; we will never be ready for it, and you just have to do the best you can with what you have left.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\nThis poignant reflection is likely from Annie Hartnett's memoir, which explores her personal experiences with grief and loss. As a young adult, Hartnett was grappling with the complexities of mortality, having experienced significant bereavement in her life. The era of her writing reflects the early 21st century, a time when societal attitudes towards death were shifting, yet still largely rooted in traditional views.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nThe quote reveals a profound paradox: that our inability to make sense of loss is not just about being \"unready,\" but also about the inherent meaninglessness of death itself. Hartnett's words suggest that our emotional response to loss is as much about the impossibility of comprehension as it is about personal vulnerability.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, consider adopting a stance of \"radical acceptance\" in the face of uncertainty and loss: acknowledging the unbridgeable gap between our desire for control and the unpredictability of life. By embracing this paradox, professionals and creatives can cultivate resilience and develop more adaptive coping strategies when confronted with the complexities of mortality.",{"id":36,"quote_text":37,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":38,"source":39,"quote_tag":40,"commentary":9},2859159,"I wondered how many world records had gone unrecorded. How did you really know yours was the world record and not just the only one someone had bothered to write down?",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},2859149,"I know most families don’t celebrate every new moon or every solstice and equinox, but maybe they should.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":48,"totalPages":48,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":49},1,10]