" But maybe we’re missing something here. We’re assuming that, just because Anthony’s dead and we scattered him in the same place where he scattered Therese, they must be together. But are the ashes really what matters? Aren’t they just “remains”; what’s left behind when the person is gone? Anthony and Therese are both dead, but maybe they’re not together and that’s the problem. If you and I both went to London separately and didn’t arrange a place to meet, what would be the likelihood of us ever finding one another? And let’s face it, wherever it is that they’ve gone has to be a whole hell of a lot bigger than London, bearing in mind all the "

― Ruth Hogan , The Keeper of Lost Things