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A Rite of Passage

Sayings to soothe & inspire

“The highest tribute to the dead is not grief, but gratitude.”
– Thornton Wilder

May We Suggest: Empty Branch in the Orchardby Mary Oliver “Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.”- Lao Tzu [Don’t let me leave you, […]

Brittany Sulc

gratitude at end of life

May We Suggest:

Default ThumbnailEmpty Branch in the Orchard
by Mary Oliver
 Default Thumbnail“Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.”
– Lao Tzu
Default Thumbnail[Don’t let me leave you, I may die]
by Kseniya Marennikova (translated by Daniel Weissbort)
  1. Steve

    Love this Wilder quote, do you know what the source is?
    Was it from a play or novel of his?
    Thank you
    Steve Rose

    Reply
  2. JULIE NAYBOUR

    Steve, I am also looking for the source of this quote by Wilder. Did you ever find it? I this think it is from his play ‘Our Town’ but not sure and would love to know if that is correct and which character said it when? Thanks, Julie

    Reply

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