3,968 Quotes About Grief

WIDOW. The word consumes itself, said Sylvia Plath, who consumed herself.

Despair, grief, and depression are not things that people can simply stop, any more than someone can will an end to a toothache or the pain of withdrawal. Acutely suicidal people have lost all sense of having power over their pain. To tell them to magically acquire will power is like asking a crippled person to race against a champion. It does not help them do the thing in question; it just makes them feel worse.

A lot of people are able to turn their grief into something positive. Maybe you’re destined for some kind of job in law enforcement.

No one knows what to do now, so we stay in Room 8 for too long, standing close as people come and go. We watch the horses.

When you use your voice, whether through speed or the written word, it has a way of healing.

When you cry about losing a dog, it means the dog did its job. It means the dog made a connection.

The first day after a death, the new absence Is always the same; we should be carefulOf each other, we should be kind While there is still time.From "The Mower

Sometimes for me, it feels like my grief is eating me alive. I always thought that the hardest moments would be when I remember things about her, but that's not true. The hardest moments are when I miss her in the future. Sure, holidays are hard, but I'm talking about the small things [...]

I lost my father this past year, and the word feels right because I keep looking for him. As if he were misplaced. As if he could just turn up, like a sock or a set of keys.