The pain of someone else’s death is immense. There is no way to fully prepare for such events. Finding strength and peace in such dark times is a very daunting task.
People grieve differently, but there are universal truths about it. All the feelings that come with grief are valid.
Quotes can help us find a sense of commonality, put our thoughts into perspective and find inspiration in the wisdom of others.
May these quotes provide you with comfort, support and inspiration. We hope that they resonate with you and help you find the strength to move on.
- “I will not say: Do not weep; For not all tears are evil.” J. R. R. Tolkien
- “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” Dr. Seuss
- “There are three needs of the griever: To find the words for the loss, to say the words aloud and to know that the words have been heard.” Victoria Alexander
- “There is no grief like the grief that does not speak.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- “You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.” Jan Gildwell
- “If tears could build a stairway,and memories a lane, I’d walk right up to Heaven and bring you home again.” Author Unknown
- “Death ends a life, not a relationship.” Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie
- “I give myself a good cry if I need it, but then I concentrate on all good things still in my life.” Mitch Albom, Tuesdays With Morrie.
- “Grief is just love with no place to go.” Jamie Anderson
- “How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” A. A. Milne
- “God gave us memory so that we might have roses in December”. J. M. Barrie
- “Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?” Terry Pratchet