“I saw my entire life a waste, a desert of shame and unspeakable sorrow, and behind me, a suicided wife!” — Christina Stead Copy Share Image
“Sorrow fully accepted brings its own gifts. For there is alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmitted into wisdom, which, if it… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
“Grief was an ocean. We were sitting in the middle of it on makeshift life rafts, never knowing if we’d make it… — Lilliana Anderson Copy Share Image
They sat quietly together for a few minutes, Joe holding Fiona's hand, Fiona sniffling. No flowery words, no platitudes passed between them.… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
“Grief is the tribute we pay the dead," she said, matter-of-fact sympathy in her voice. "But they don't ask more than we… — S.M. Stirling Copy Share Image
Raw hatred took its time making an outpost of its rage and prepared for me a savage crown with rusty, bloodstained spikes.… — Pablo Neruda Copy Share Image
But little Mouse, you are not alone, In proving foresight may be vain: The best laid schemes of mice and men Go… — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep, a bath and a glass of wine. — Thomas Aquinas Copy Share Image
When we hurt, God doesn't always give us lots of words; he gives us the Word; the Word made flesh who is… — Joni Eareckson Tada Copy Share Image
The source of sorrows lies not in leaving life, but in leaving that which gives it meaning. — Raymond Radiguet Copy Share Image
I'll picture Rat Kiley face, his grief, and I'll think, You dumb cooze. Because she wasn't listening. It wasn't a war story.… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
Just as the lame man at the pool of Bethesda needed someone stronger than himself to be healed (see John5:1-9), so we… — Merrill J. Bateman Copy Share Image
Shock, confusion, fear, anger, grief, and defiance. On Sept. 11, 2001, and for the three days following the worst terrorist attack on… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
“The Old Man, like the French, believed that black was the only appropriate color to display and wear in order to show… — Monique Truong Copy Share Image
Today is a new day. God will turn your darkness around. He will give you beauty for ashes, joy for mourning. — Joel Osteen Copy Share Image
Finally we are being told the truth: life isn’t always easy and pleasant. We already know this to be true, but somehow… — Noah Levine Copy Share Image
“So I shall practice sorrow in my love, stand in thin sun from old windows and grieve: inevitability of the grave, monotony… — Grace Butcher Copy Share Image
Good grief! They're going to call us inside soon, and Sticky hasn't even met Madge yet!" "Who's Madge?" Sticky asked. "Her Majesty… — Trenton Lee Stewart Copy Share Image
“Life is filled with either problems or possibilities. When you look at a problem, but see opportunity instead, you become a powerful… — The Angel Affect Copy Share Image
“Funerals seem less about comforting the souls of these dearly departed than about comforting the people they leave behind.” — Rin Chupeco Copy Share Image
“I knew I was being an idiot. But I figured if I kept being an idiot, if I didn't actually accept the… — Sherman Alexie Copy Share Image
And now, dear Mr. Worthing, I will not intrude any longer into a house of sorrow. I would merely beg you not… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
I have an eight-year-old child, and I literally can't wrap my mind around the kind of grief that must be felt when… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
