Quotes on Griefing

Grief is the agony of an instant. The indulgence of grief the blunder of a life.

Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in Mankind; And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.

The pain passes, but the beauty remains.

The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not "get over" the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.

It's so curious: one can resist tears and 'behave' very well in the hardest hours of grief. But then someone makes you a friendly sign behind a window, or one notices that a flower that was in bud only yesterday has suddenly blossomed, or a letter slips from a drawer... and everything collapses.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love.

No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.

Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together, keep me in your heart. I'll stay there forever.

Wherever you are you will always be in my heart.

He spoke well who said that graves are the footprints of angels.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.

The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.

Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to continue to treasure the memory of that loss is one of our noblest human traits.

Guilt is perhaps the most painful companion of death.

I know for certain that we never lose the people we love, even to death. They continue to participate in every act, thought and decision we make. Their love leaves an indelible imprint in our memories. We find comfort in knowing that our lives have been enriched by having shared their love.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power.

Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

It's so much darker when a light goes out than it would have been if it had never shone.