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title: "3 Fact Grief Quotes by 3 authors"
description: "Browse 3 Fact Grief quotes by 3 authors. Discover the best Fact Grief sayings and thoughts."
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> [I wasn't prepared for the fact that grief is so unpredictable. It wasn't just sadness, and it wasn't linear. Somehow I'd thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghan-o-rourke/i-wasn-t-prepared-for-the-fact-that-grief-is-so-unpredictable-it-wasn/)

[Meghan O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghan-o-rourke/)

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> [“Where there is grief there is no space for new love. For in fact grief is in itself a love that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paraschiva-florescu/where-there-is-grief-there-is-no-space-for-new-love-for-in-fact-grief/)

[Paraschiva Florescu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paraschiva-florescu/)

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> [The fact that grief takes so long to resolve is not a sign of inadequacy, but betokens depth of soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-woods-winnicott/the-fact-that-grief-takes-so-long-to-resolve-is-not-a-sign-of/)

[Donald Woods Winnicott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-woods-winnicott/)

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