F X “No mortal man, is wise at all moments.” -Pliny The Elder

Each funeral was a funeral for all of us.

We lived and died together.

All of us laughed when they lowered my grandmother into the ground.

And all of us laughed when they covered her with dirt.

And all of us laughed as we walked and drove and rode our way back to our lonely, lonely houses.

Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian