Grandmother Quote by Abby Slovin

“The sobs tearing through her were catharsis. Painful and messy, shredding her heart—and leaving a blissful sort of peace in their wake. But not…

— Kit Rocha

“She wanted to feel like everything was in front of her again, like life was stretched out, wild and open at her feet. She…

— Grant Ginder

“She had been grief stricken as her father lay dying but now she felt weightless, the way people do when they're no longer sure…

— Alice Hoffman

“I had hoped to make her strong and healthy, and now she may be too weak herself after this slow death, like my father's…

— Sylvia Plath

“...her melancholy mood had followed her home. It clung to her like perfume, filling the rooms she visited with the scent of loss. Surely…

— Elise K. Ackers

“She heard hearts bounce, tears brewing, and breath going backward, but nobody said a word. By the sorrow and loss and sweetness in their…

— Peter S. Beagle

“The sensuality of her grief, thawing. Her power coming into focus, still so chaotic inside her. I love the way she splurged on this…

— Laurie Perez

“Crying had made her want a shoulder on which to rest her head, arms to hold her. She'd wasted too many tears alone in…

— Laurie Alice Eakes

“In the beginning, she had hauted me, haunted my dreams, but even now, just weeks later, she was slipping away, falling apart in my…

— John Green

“Incessantly, it seemed, life plagued her with responsibilities, made her fall in love, ripped away any consolation she might find. Sisters and parents, brothers…

— Meg Rosoff

“Taking her grandfather’s advice, Anna turned her head toward the sky. Clouds were moving in quickly to cover the moon and stars, but for…

— Catherine Shepherd

“She did not like seeing her loved ones like this, bent over with sorrow; everything in her wanted to cry out, to thrash and…

— Anne Ursu