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| f5ae23f | The knowledge that he had left me with no intent ever to return had come over me in tiny droplets of realization spread over the years. And each droplet of comprehension brought its own small measure of hurt...He had wished me well in finding my own fate to follow, and I never doubted his sincerity. But it had taken me years to accept that his absence in my life was a deliberate finality, an act he had chosen, a thing completed even as some part of my soul still dangled, waiting for his return. | choose comprehension desire farewell fate fitz follow fool hurt knowledge leave left pain part-ways realize return seek separate sincere sorrow soul understanding wait wish | Robin Hobb | |
| 99e1c45 | He had wished me well in finding my own fate to follow, and I never doubted his sincerity. But it had taken me years to accept that his absence in my life was a deliberate finality, an act he had chosen, a thing completed even as some part of my soul still dangled, waiting for his return. That, I think, is the shock of any relationship ending. It is realizing that what is still an ongoing relationship to someone is, for the other person, something finished and done with. | choose connection depart done final finish friendship leave love over pain part-ways relationship return separate sever soul wait well wish | Robin Hobb |