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Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.
Grief is a most peculiar thing; we’re so helpless in the face of it. It’s like a window that will simply open of its own accord. The room grows cold, and we can do nothing but shiver. But it opens a little less each time, and a little less; and one day we wonder what has become of it.
Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern
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- Arthur Golden
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- Approximate author period: c. 1956 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Arthur Golden: documented birth year 1956; activity date not established. Wikidata Q432728, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432728 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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