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"Have you ever walked along a beach? You walk towards something in the distance. For the longest while it never seems to get any closer even though you are walking and walking. Then all of a sudden, you are there. You've arrived at last. That's what grief is like. Meanwhile we are running with you in the spray of the surf at the edge of the shore where the sand meets the sea. We are cheering you on."

"She looked into the mirror, wiping the mascara that was running down her cheeks with her tears and she saw him standing behind her. With that smile he always had. She touched his reflection and turned around to hug him just to see no one there. She turned back around and looked at the mirror, there he was still standing with that smile. She fell on her knees and said in a feeble voice "come back"."

"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."

"He'd lived long enough to know that everyone handled grief in different ways, and little by little, they all seemed to accept their new lives."
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"We shall miss Leopardstar. I remember her from all the way back when I was an apprentice in ThunderClan. I always respected her, and, though her loyalty to RiverClan never wavered, she was a leader who understood the importance of keeping every Clan strong. She had the heart, courage, and strength of the mighty cat she was named for."

"The time for lies and secrets is over, ' she meowed. 'The truth must come out. Starclan was wrong not to tell you who you were a long time ago."

"I suppose. Mousefur sniffed. 'No doubt it'll be up to me to teach them manners. Kits nowadays don't know how to show any respect.Jayfeather's whiskers twitched with amusement.'Don't you believe it, Purdy whispered. 'She was teaching Lilykit and Seedkit how to reach under the wall of the warriors' den and catch stray tails yesterday."

"Brambleclaw turned to Squirrelflight first. 'Will you fight beside me?Their eyes met for a long moment. 'Always, she meowed."

"Ivypool felt her mouth drop open 'Hollyleaf? But...you you're dead!' 'Obviously not, ' the newcomer replied with an edge to her voice."

"You have no understanding of the warrior code at all. What you've done here proves it. You've risked the lives of young kits... by leaving them alone here. Anything could have happened to them. They could have been lost. They could have died. My kits could have died. But you didn't just betray me. You betrayed the entire Clan. You did all this... and you never considered how it would make any of us feel. The Clan is a family, Sol. A community. And you're incapable of thinking about anyone but yourself."

"Toklo raked his companions with a hard glance. 'Don't risk your own safety.'I bet you'll risk yours, Lusa said, aware once again of how deeply she trusted this bear.'That's what I'm here for, Toklo retorted."
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