Time healed, they said, but it wasn't true, or not completely. The first raw wound of loss had closed and silvered over, yes, but the scar it had left would never heal. It would always be there, aching and tender.

—Ruth Ware in The Death of Mrs. Westaway

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About Ruth Ware

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Ruth Warburton (born 1977), known by the pen name Ruth Ware, is a British author.

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I see someone who's trying very hard. I see someone who's nervous, but stronger than she knows. I see someone who's worried, but doesn't need to be.

—Ruth Ware in The Lying Game

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How could it be right that some people had so much, while others had so little?

—Ruth Ware in The Death of Mrs. Westaway

I have not spoken to him for ten years, but I thought of him every single day.

—Ruth Ware in Dark Wood

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Part of getting over it is knowing you will never get over it.

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Her life was beginning to make sense again, although she couldn't say that she was enjoying it. But her mind was clear, and her heart was not constantly as heavy. Only when she thought about him. But she knew that in time, she'd survive it. She had done it before and would again. Eventually the heart repairs.

—Danielle Steel in Miracle

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Treatment originates outside you; healing comes from within.

The art of healing comes from nature, not from the physician. Therefore the physician must start from nature, with an open mind.

The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around.… Throughout history, "tender loving care" has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.

—Larry Dossey

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History

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