"The community of the Giver had achieved at such great price. A community without danger or pain. But also, a community without music, color or art. And books."

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The funeral is a quiet one, despite the number of mourners present. There are no sobs or flailing handkerchiefs. There is a smattering of color amongst the sea of traditional black. Even the light rain cannot push it down into the realms of despair. It rests instead in a space of thoughtful melancholy.

— Erin Morgenstern