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That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.


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This page presents the quote "That was the hard thing about grief, and the grieving. They spoke another language, and the words we knew always fell short of what we wanted them to say.". Author of this quote is Sarah Dessen, The Truth About Forever. This quote is about grief, grieving, language, words,.