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Clap When You Land
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"Clap When You Land" Quotes

Two sisters, unaware of each other's existence, come to terms with their father's death and their shared heritage after a tragic plane crash.

Quotes

Grief is a language almost no one speaks, and poetry is an alphabet that can help us find our way.

Elizabeth Acevedo

griefpoetry

Because this is what forgiveness is. A decision to not let anger and resentment take root in your heart.

Elizabeth Acevedo

forgiveness

It’s not about losing, it’s about letting go.

Elizabeth Acevedo

self-reflection

There are two kinds of people in this world: the ones who sing and the ones who don’t.

Elizabeth Acevedo

musicpersonality

Love is like honey. It tastes so sweet, but it always leaves a sticky residue behind.

Elizabeth Acevedo

lovemetaphor

Home is not the place you are from, it is the place you are wanted.

Elizabeth Acevedo

homebelonging

I’m not interested in finding a new man. I just want to be comfortable in my own skin.

Elizabeth Acevedo

self-loveindependence

Sometimes the only way to let go is to carry it until you can’t carry it anymore.

Elizabeth Acevedo

letting gocoping

We don’t all heal at the same rate. We don’t all heal from the same thing.

Elizabeth Acevedo

healing

In the end, it’s the flight that kills you.

Elizabeth Acevedo

struggleperseverance