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title: "10 Grief Really Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [I am commodifying my grief, to put it really bluntly. I accept it. And I try not to think about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-elverum/i-am-commodifying-my-grief-to-put-it-really-bluntly-i-accept-it-and-i/)

[Phil Elverum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-elverum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fca/phil-elverum-6384_accept_i-am-commodifying-my-grief-to-put-it-rea_2272149.jpg)

> [(Grief) is something you never really get over, but you put it in a place inside you and deal with it in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-branigan/grief-is-something-you-never-really-get-over-but-you-put-it-in-a/)

[Laura Branigan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-branigan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/laura-branigan-62446_deals_grief-is-something-you-never-really-get_859379.jpg)

> [In some cases, some people do get depressed in the middle of their grief, and they really need to be treated for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-redfield-jamison/in-some-cases-some-people-do-get-depressed-in-the-middle-of-their/)

[Kay Redfield Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-redfield-jamison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/kay-redfield-jamison-1826_cases_in-some-cases-some-people-do-get-depress_1779653.jpg)

> [Having your heart broken is like going through grief, it's really hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nadine-coyle/having-your-heart-broken-is-like-going-through-grief-it-s-really-hard/)

[Nadine Coyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nadine-coyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/nadine-coyle-4923_broken_having-your-heart-broken-is-like-going-t_2490516.png)

> [I've learned a lot about grief, that it really is something that goes in cycles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dana-reeve/i-ve-learned-a-lot-about-grief-that-it-really-is-something-that-goes/)

[Dana Reeve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dana-reeve/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e22/dana-reeve-12929_about_i-ve-learned-a-lot-about-grief-that-it-r_1897525.jpg)

> [Grief can be a really dislocating force. It can separate us from our family, from our friends, from our allies, almost as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-d-arcy/grief-can-be-a-really-dislocating-force-it-can-separate-us-from-our/)

[Emma D'Arcy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-d-arcy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/emma-d-arcy-7060_family_grief-can-be-a-really-dislocating-force_348090.jpg)

> [“Why do they call it grief, when really it’s a whole gamut of awful emotions, confusion and regret and anger and guilt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kimberly-belle/why-do-they-call-it-grief-when-really-it-s-a-whole-gamut-of-awful/)

[Kimberly Belle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kimberly-belle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/216/kimberly-belle-45234_grief_why-do-they-call-it-grief-when-really-it_337839.jpg)

> [For better and for worse, I feel like sorrow and grief are really transformative personal experiences for me, and I question what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karyn-kusama/for-better-and-for-worse-i-feel-like-sorrow-and-grief-are-really/)

[Karyn Kusama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karyn-kusama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/karyn-kusama-4490_better_for-better-and-for-worse-i-feel-like-sor_3208906.jpg)

> [The interesting thing about grief, I think, is that it is its own size. It is not the size of you. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colbert/the-interesting-thing-about-grief-i-think-is-that-it-is-its-own-size/)

[Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colbert/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c0/stephen-colbert-503_deals_the-interesting-thing-about-grief-i-thin_1368669.png)

> [Grief is real because loss is real. Each grief has its own imprint, as distinctive and as unique as the person we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-kubler-ross/grief-is-real-because-loss-is-real-each-grief-has-its-own-imprint-as/)

[Elisabeth Kubler-Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-kubler-ross/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/elisabeth-kubler-ross-1892_comfort_grief-is-real-because-loss-is-real-each_827050.png)

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