We all have our own language for what we've lived and what loss feels like.
Tracy K. Smith
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- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- How to process grief during the holidays (NPR Life Kit, December 1, 2020); Full NPR article and interview transcript read in the NPR member-station publication. Complete Smith sentence occurs both in interview highlights and the transcript; not host Kat Chow’s personal opening story. Audio not indep
- How to process grief during the holidays (NPR Life Kit, December 1, 2020)
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