Was anyone ever so young? I am here to tell you that someone was. - Joan Didion

Persons under the shock of genuine affliction are not only upset mentally but are all unbalanced physically. No matter how calm and controlled they seemingly may be, no one can under such circumstances be normal. Their disturbed circulation makes them cold, their distress makes them unstrung, sleepless.

We write to discover what we think.

I closed the box and put it in a closet.
There is no real way to deal with everything we lose.