Ahlam Mosteghanemi Quotes

It is far easier for us to accept the death of someone we love than to cope with the idea of losing him and discovering that he is able to carry on with his life, in all its intricacies, despite our absence.

Ahlam Mosteghanemi

• Death
• Losing
• Accept

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• It is far easier for us to accept the death of someone we love than to cope with the idea of losing him and discovering that he is able to carry on with his life, in all its intricacies, despite our absence.

  

  Ahlam Mosteghanemi
  • Death
  • Losing
  • Accept