I write often about grief and loss but today looking through quotes from one of my favorite books, Louise Fitzhugh’s 1964 classic, Harriet the Spy, I noticed some of the most beautiful poetry throughout. Here is something I wanted to share:
“WHEN SOMEBODY GOES AWAY THERE’S THINGS YOU WANT TO TELL THEM. WHEN SOMEBODY DIES MAYBE THAT’S THE WORST THING. YOU WANT TO TELL THEM THINGS THAT HAPPEN AFTER.”
— Louise Fitzhugh (Harriet the Spy (Harriet the Spy #1)
I think maybe every writer should ready Harriet the Spy at least once, or maybe ten or a hundred times.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/232576.Harriet_the_Spy