" All these years, Lorraine had carried a part of Gina and Vicky’s dad with her. Her mom and she had been making the same mistake. They both had tried to navigate life by keeping one foot in the same spot. Instead of getting anywhere, they merely traced the same, one-footed circle over and over. There was no room for anything else—or anyone else—on that path. It seemed cruel to discover they had so much in common at the end. Gina had never wanted to let go, worried the pain was all she had left. But she needed to free herself to blaze a new path, one with room for May—and maybe someone else. Gina latched the cross around her neck, a reminder to break the circle and move forward. "

― Amy E. Reichert , The Optimist's Guide to Letting Go