We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lini — John Green
We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lini — John Green
We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lini — John Green
We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lini — John Green
We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lini — John Green
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We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lining in the clouds. But I believe there is real value in just standing there, being still, being sad.

— John Green
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