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Quote by Andrew Solomon
Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is g

Grief is depression in proportion to circumstance; depression is grief out of proportion to circumstance. It is tumbleweed distress that thrives on thin air, growing despite its detachment from the nourishing earth. It can be described only in metaphor and allegory – Andrew Solomon

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