4,061 Quotes About Loss

Undo it, take it back, make every day the previous one until I am returned to the day before the one that made you gone. Or set me on an airplane traveling west, crossing the date line again and again, losing this day, then that, until the day of loss still lies ahead, and you are here instead of sorrow.

How many times can a heart be shattered and still be pieced back together? How many times before the damage is irreparable?

The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives.

What I mean to say is, we had been considerable. Had been loved. Not lonely, not lost, not freakish, but wise, each in his or her own way. Our departures caused pain. Those who had loved us sat upon their beds, heads in hand; lowered their faces to tabletops, making animal noises. We had been loved, I say, and remembering us, even many years later, people would smile, briefly gladdened at the memory.

May we find a way to give fresh starts to those who need them before we lose our opportunity, and our chance to be the best of what makes us human.

Anything worth having is worth working for and waiting for.

Live your life without thinking you have to change who you are to please someone else… and find someone whowill put up with your faults because you make it worth the effort for them.Don’t forget to make it worth the effort.

Suicide is a dark and horrible thought that has hit very close to my life, but if we don’t talk about it, we learn nothing; and if we learn nothing, then the greatest loss in suicide is to the living.

As hard as it is to say, the only lesson I have is to avoid long distance romance if possible. Find a better job at home or move your family. Long distance love can work but the effort is immense, as is the risk.