494 Quotes About Grieving

Our grief mirrors our love.

She says I don't know what to say, as if she'd been raised in the woods by wolves.

It's hard to be a widow. People are afraid of me. They don't know what to say. Who knows what to say? I don't know what to say.

All moments are hard because I am constantly reminded that he is gone. What do you say in the face of such a brutal reality? Say, I'm so-o-o sorry, and then touch me.

I won't repeat the dream in which you leave me. Let's just say I know the world, how it alters in an instant, that I awaken sick in remorse and dread.

No one knows you're gone. The police still want donations from youAnd they summoned you for jury duty. The Economist wants you to take advantage of an early renewal offer And so does National Geographic. An acquaintance asks how you are doing (I shake my head) And a new friend wonders About your picture on my phone. They didn't know you. Because if they did, They would know That it is a different world now.

I know how you feel. I hope you're keeping busy. You look good. You will see the gift in this tragedy. Time will heal. The holidays will be tough. It will get easier. I'm glad to hear you're doing well. You're a strong person. Have you gone away at all? How are the kids? How's his mother doing? Call me if you need anything, anything at all.

Interregnum of old life and new. Angry with you for this dislocation. I loved you in my other life.

How much she's learned through love about everything, including that quadrant of self visible only to others but exceptionallyaccessed through the one who knows her best.