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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
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A young girl embarks on a whimsical journey of forgiveness and healing, delivering letters from her deceased grandmother to the residents of their apartment building.

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Granny always said that if you couldn’t use the imagination you were born with, you might as well be born a sheep.

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imaginationindividuality

Not all monsters look like monsters. There are some that carry their monstrosity inside.

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monstersappearances

Sometimes the incorrect thing is the right thing to do.

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moralitychoices

It’s strange how people can’t be nice to each other if they haven’t got a reason.

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kindnesshuman nature

Granny always said that the best stories are never completely realistic and never entirely made-up.

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storytellingimagination

She’s seven years old. She’s seven and she’s brave.

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braverychildhood

Every seven-year-old deserves a superhero. That’s just how it is.

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childhoodsuperheroes

People in the real world always say, when something terrible happens, that the sadness is ‘unimaginable’. But it’s actually the opposite. It’s always imaginable.

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griefreality

You can’t protect anyone from the world. They live in it.

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protectionreality

The mightiest power of all is the power to say sorry.

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forgivenesspower