And suddenly, she understood why all those writers were so sad, and
why all those poets spoke in slow metaphors. She understood why the
sky got dark when it rained and why thunder came before lightning.
She understood why fire burned the brightest only after it was
kindled properly and not carelessly and quick. She understood what
it meant to feel nothing but see everything. She understood why
people planted flowers on graves even though the people they plant
them for will never see them. And finally, she understood why the
white ground and dark sky of winter felt better than the green
grass and vibrant blue sky of summer.