The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we re… - Washington Irving

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The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal — every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open — this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.

Washington Irving

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Washington Irving (3 April 1783 – 28 November 1859) was an American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat of the early 19th century.

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Pen Names: Diedrich Knickerbocker • Geoffrey Crayon • Launcelot Langstaff

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