"Janie and Robert are happy that her father's wishes were honoured, but she feels sad that Leon and her father were estranged, " said Bob Merlis of Experience Hendrix LLC.

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On a personal level, though, it just feels sad.

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Joe Paterno died on Sunday at 85, and it feels swift and sad and unresolved.

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Linda Friedlander, 49, of Tallahassee, Florida, said she feels comforted and sad when she lights hers for her grandfather, aunt and mother because it reminds her of how much time has passed.

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The love story is sad, funny, and feels genuine enough, but the real pleasures of Super Sad True Love Story are in the details of the setting.

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"It is almost a sad fact that that feels like a win -- that it is not so bad, " Flowers told CNN during a visit on Tuesday -- just 98 days, or 14 weeks, until the November election.

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Today feels so damn familiar, like any well-known story, and the familiarity makes me even more sad and angry than I would otherwise be, and I hope you too.

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