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Grief changes shape, but it never ends

Attributed to Keanu Reeves Actor
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Wikiquote preserves the remark and points to a People interview. That link now redirects to a different article; the original interview wording could not be independently rechecked.

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“Grief changes shape, but it never ends” — Keanu Reeves

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People interview, June 2006, cited by Wikiquote.
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Grief changes shape

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