They truly mourn, that mourn without a witness.

None mourn more ostentatiously than those who most rejoice at it [a death].

— Tacitus

A different kind of pleasure surfaced in the aftermath, the pleasure of seeing the towers fall time and again, the experience of being entranced…

— Judith Butler

Lords, I protest my soul is full of woe That blood should sprinkle me to make me grow. Come, mourn with me for what…

— William Shakespeare

“Live life so well that, even if you die, the empty seats behind you will tell the story that, "yea, this soul did what…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“When they need to mourn longer, collect nests and sew one big enough for them to weep in.”

— Aimee Herman

“How do you mourn endless numbers of people in endless numbers of places? Is there a form for it, a requisite time and place…

— Rosario Morales

“I asked Morrie if he felt sorry for himself. "Sometimes, in the mornings," he said. "That's when I mourn. I feel around my body,…

— Mitch Albom

“The size and height of the tree determines how heavily the ground will shake when it falls. The cassava tree falls and not even…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“During the prayers of the day, there was one less “amen”.”

— Phindiwe Nkosi

“Be sure that your praise songs are numbered higher than your sorrowful dirges and your utmost hope, firmer than your woeful regrets. Be positive.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

There is a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.

— Solomon

One friend dies and we remain indifferent; another dies, perhaps less intimate, and we see ourselves as dead, and weep, mourn, tear our hair…

— Fay Weldon

I get inhabited by a character and then you mourn it. There's a period of mourning for me, definitely.

— Eric Bana

None mourn more ostentatiously over the death of Germanicus than those who most rejoice at it [a death].

— Tacitus

Sorrow makes us all children again.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson