“The people in the hospital had been struck by her calm and the number of questions she had asked. They hadn't appreciated… — Vasily Grossman Copy Share Image
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“Death had come frequently to the bleak village where the family lived. Indeed, death had been a regular visitor in their own… — S.K. Rizzolo Copy Share Image
“At morn we buried Melanippus; as the sun set the maiden Basilo died by her own hand, as she could not endure… — allimachus and Lycophron CXLII Copy Share Image
“At sunset the little soul that had come with the dawning went away, leaving heartbreak behind it” — Lucy Maud Montgomery Copy Share Image
Say not 'Good-night' but in some brighter clime, bid me 'Good-morning.' — Anna Letitia Barbauld Copy Share Image
Think of him still as the same, I say, He is not dead, he is just - away. — James Whitcomb Riley Copy Share Image
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Tears are God's gift to us. Our holy water. They heal us as they flow. — Rita Schiano Copy Share Image
“It was the sound of a thousand hungry children crying, ten thousand widows tearing their hair over their husband's graves, a chorus… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heath of life?… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
“I looked him in the eye."I will always love you." Then I plunged the stake into his chest. It wasn't as precise… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
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“I sensed that he was dead, but wasn't sure if death was forever. It seemed best to stay nearby, in case the… — Sonya Hartnett Copy Share Image
I was grateful that Facebook already had generous bereavement policies . Now Facebook employees receive 20 days paid leave to grieve the… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
“Every second of everyday I still love them, and I won’t believe they are dead until I see it for myself.” — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
“We sit in silence, drinking hot chocolate and contemplating the act that death is a monstrous affront to the living and shouldn't… — Anna Maxted Copy Share Image
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