Quote by Margery Allingham, The Tiger in

Mourning is not forgetting... It is an undoing. Every minute tie has to be untied and something permanent and valuable recovered and assimilated from the dust. The end is gain, of course. Blessed are they that mourn, for theyshall be made strong, in fact. But the process is like all other human births, painful and long and dangerous.

Mourning is not forgetting... It is an undoing. Every minute

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This quote suggests that mourning is not about forgetting, but rather about undoing the connection that was lost. It emphasizes the importance of untangling every tie that was formed with the person or thing that is being mourned. Through this process, something valuable is to be recovered and incorporated into one's life. While the end result is gaining strength, the journey of mourning is compared to a difficult and risky human birth, signifying its painful and enduring nature.

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