The first thing I tried to do in the months after losing my mother was to write a poem. I found myself… — Natasha Trethewey Copy Share Image
Shake hands with Pain, give greeting unto Grief, Those angels in disguise, and thy glad soul From height to height, from star… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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True repentance has as its constituent elements not only grief and hatred of sin, but also an apprehension of the mercy of… — William Mackergo Taylor Copy Share Image
It's important that people understand that 'Strong Island' is just as much about this claim of reasonable fear and our need to… — Yance Ford Copy Share Image
Take any emotionlove for a woman, or grief for a loved one, or what Im going through, fear and pain from a… — Unkown Copy Share Image
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Labor, like Israel, has many sorrows. Its women weep for their fallen and they lament for the future of the children of… — John L. Lewis Copy Share Image
The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Suffering invites us to place our hurts in larger hands. In Christ we see God suffering – for us. And calling us… — Henri Nouwen Copy Share Image
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She couldn’t read his expression. As he started toward her, she recalled the way he’d seemed to glide through the sand the… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
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With time, tears will dry and be overcome by a smile, joy will overcome sorrow, crowd will overcome loneliness, words will overcome… — Usman Ismaheel Copy Share Image
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“So rather than bring you sorrow, I write to refresh you and pass along a few things I have learned over the… — Brett Champan Copy Share Image
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This is a racist and imperialist war. The warmongers who stole the White House have hijacked a nation's grief and turned it… — Woody Harrelson Copy Share Image
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How awful it was, thought Tessa, remembering Fats the toddler, the way tiny ghosts of your living children haunted your heart; they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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I think grief is like a really ugly couch. It never goes away. You can decorate around it; you can slap a… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
When you awaken in morning's hush, I am the swift uplifting rush, of quiet birds in circle flight, I am soft stars… — Mary Elizabeth Frye Copy Share Image
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When you are so full of sorrow that you can't walk, can't cry anymore, think about the green foliage that sparkles after… — Omar Khayyam Copy Share Image
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