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Now they will.",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},3007606,"From the side window smoke could be seen rising from the Westing house, but Sydelle Pulaski did not notice.",{"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":9},3007599,"Grace sat down where the chair wasn’t.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":40},3007596,"Death is senseless yet makes way for the living.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nEllen Raskin's poignant quote, \"Death is senseless yet makes way for the living,\" likely stems from her own experiences with mortality. As a writer who suffered from lymphoma and wrote extensively about death, grief, and the human condition, she may have been grappling with these themes in her personal life during the 1960s-1980s. Raskin's work often blended elements of memoir, novel, and essay, reflecting her intense focus on exploring the complexities of life and death.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nAt first glance, this quote seems like a somber acknowledgment of mortality. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a profound paradox: that the very thing we find senseless about death – its arbitrary removal of life – is also what allows for renewal and new beginnings. This tension between chaos and order, destruction and creation, lies at the heart of Raskin's observation.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nWhen facing adversity or loss, try to surrender to the uncertainty of it all, rather than fighting against it. 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