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The Last Time They Met
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"The Last Time They Met" Quotes

"The Last Time They Met" by Anita Shreve is a poignant story about a man confronting his past and the woman he once loved as he faces the end of his life.

Quotes

Sometimes she felt like an empty room with the furniture gone, the curtains faded and torn, the walls yellowed by the sun.

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loneliness

She had learned long ago that you cannot choose love, sometimes love chooses you.

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love

They were both aware that they were at the mercy of some force that seemed to be intent on keeping them apart.

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fate

Time is a tricky thing. It can be both a healer and a tormentor.

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time

They had loved each other so fiercely that it had burned them both.

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passion

She wondered if it was possible to miss someone you had never really known.

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longing

The heart is a fragile thing, easily broken but also capable of great strength.

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heartbreak

In the end, it was the memories that hurt the most.

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memories

Love is not always enough to make a relationship work. Sometimes you need more than love.

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relationships

They were like two stars in the sky, forever destined to be apart.

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destiny