. . . From What He Knew

Parents Always Know What Strings Control Your Heart And Soul. After All, They Are The Ones Who Tied Them There.

Time Doesn't. All That Time Does Is Make It More Distant, Put More Space Between You And What Happened. It Doesn't Heal Anything. I Don't Know How Or What Does The Healing, But It Isn't Time.

Do You Know The Kind Of Things That Live Up There?...things Without Names 'cause No One Who's Seen 'em Has Lived Long Enough To Give Them Any Name Besides 'aaaarg!

Doctor Mackenzie Says "sometimes I Think The Victorians Had The Right Idea. When You Lost A Family Member Back Then You Were Suppose To Be In Full Mourning, Dress In Nothing But Black, For A Whole Year. Then You Went Into Something They Called 'half Mourning' For Another Full Year, Adn During Those Two Years, You Were Pretty Much Expected To Have Emotional Breakdowns, You Could Do It Whenever You Felt You Needed To, And Everybody Would Support You. Now?, A Month After A Tragedy, Maybe Two, And You're Expected To Be All Better-or Down Pills So You Can Pretend You Are.

The People Who Keep Coping, Keep Trying, No Matter How Many Blows Fate Takes At Them. Nobody'll Make A Song About Them, But They're Heroes All The Same.