--- title: "12 Lose Parents Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Lose Parents quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Lose Parents sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/aharon-appelfeld-36561_love_people-who-lose-their-parents-when-young_2057996.png" --- > [People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aharon-appelfeld/people-who-lose-their-parents-when-young-are-permanently-in-love-with/) [Aharon Appelfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aharon-appelfeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/aharon-appelfeld-36561_love_people-who-lose-their-parents-when-young_2057996.png) > [They say the day you lose your parents, you start to look like them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-cassel/they-say-the-day-you-lose-your-parents-you-start-to-look-like-them/) [Vincent Cassel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vincent-cassel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/vincent-cassel-3917_day_they-say-the-day-you-lose-your-parents-y_2945369.jpg) > [When you lose your parents, the sadness doesn't go away. It just changes. It hits you sideways sometimes instead of head-on. Like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-you-lose-your-parents-the-sadness-doesn-t-go-away-it-just/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/754/anonymous-1_bereavement_when-you-lose-your-parents-the-sadness-d_22600.jpg) > [“They say you don’t grow up until you lose your parents. Frankly, I’d prefer to be immature.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-kellerman/they-say-you-don-t-grow-up-until-you-lose-your-parents-frankly-i-d/) [Jonathan Kellerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-kellerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/972/jonathan-kellerman-10226_immature_they-say-you-don-t-grow-up-until-you-los_1750823.png) > [When you lose your parents as a child, you are indoctrinated into a club, you re taken into life's severest confidence. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hilary-thayer-hamann/when-you-lose-your-parents-as-a-child-you-are-indoctrinated-into-a/) [Hilary Thayer Hamann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hilary-thayer-hamann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1f/hilary-thayer-hamann-14252_children_when-you-lose-your-parents-as-a-child-yo_2184779.png) > [When you lose a spouse, you're a widow or widower; when you lose your parents, you're an orphan. When you lose a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-mcdormand/when-you-lose-a-spouse-you-re-a-widow-or-widower-when-you-lose-your/) [Frances McDormand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-mcdormand/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cca/frances-mcdormand-3814_children_when-you-lose-a-spouse-you-re-a-widow-or_653529.jpg) > [Once you lose your parents, you get this numbness, this feeling of having to really be able to connect yourself with someone.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-beach/once-you-lose-your-parents-you-get-this-numbness-this-feeling-of/) [Adam Beach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-beach/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b1e/adam-beach-18451_able_once-you-lose-your-parents-you-get-this_276490.jpg) > [When you lose your parents when you're a kid, you kind of get this freedom and sense of independence way younger. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawn-o-porter/when-you-lose-your-parents-when-you-re-a-kid-you-kind-of-get-this/) [Dawn O'Porter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawn-o-porter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/dawn-o-porter-3478_freedom_when-you-lose-your-parents-when-you-re-a_2078837.png) > [“we are all children who lose our parents, all of us, every man and woman and boy and girl, and we too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohsin-hamid/we-are-all-children-who-lose-our-parents-all-of-us-every-man-and/) [Mohsin Hamid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohsin-hamid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78a/mohsin-hamid-798_children_we-are-all-children-who-lose-our-parents_952685.jpg) > [“Does time heal? It does. But the truth is, with the death of your own blood, part of you dies with them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elena-levon/does-time-heal-it-does-but-the-truth-is-with-the-death-of-your-own/) [Elena Levon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elena-levon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/elena-levon-19991_death_does-time-heal-it-does-but-the-truth-is_1587735.jpg) > [You know what I find interesting? If you lose a spouse, you're called a widow, or a widower. If you're a child…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-ball/you-know-what-i-find-interesting-if-you-lose-a-spouse-you-re-called-a/) [Alan Ball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-ball/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/807/alan-ball-7404_children_you-know-what-i-find-interesting-if-you_1441077.jpg) > [Harry's status as orphan gives him a freedom other children can only dream about (guiltily, of course). No child wants to lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-k-rowling-2/harry-s-status-as-orphan-gives-him-a-freedom-other-children-can-only/) [J. K. Rowling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-k-rowling-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/j-k-rowling-2-683_alluring_harry-s-status-as-orphan-gives-him-a-fre_1866741.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/lose-parents/#itemlist", "name": "Lose Parents Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Aharon Appelfeld" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aharon-appelfeld/people-who-lose-their-parents-when-young-are-permanently-in-love-with/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/aharon-appelfeld-36561_love_people-who-lose-their-parents-when-young_2057996.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/aharon-appelfeld-36561_love_people-who-lose-their-parents-when-young_2057996.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/259/aharon-appelfeld-36561_love_people-who-lose-their-parents-when-young_2057996.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People who lose their parents when young are permanently in love with them.” — Aharon Appelfeld", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "They say the day you lose your parents, you start to look like them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Vincent Cassel" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vincent-cassel/they-say-the-day-you-lose-your-parents-you-start-to-look-like-them/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/vincent-cassel-3917_day_they-say-the-day-you-lose-your-parents-y_2945369.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/vincent-cassel-3917_day_they-say-the-day-you-lose-your-parents-y_2945369.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22f/vincent-cassel-3917_day_they-say-the-day-you-lose-your-parents-y_2945369.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“They say the day you lose your parents, you start to look like them.” — Vincent Cassel", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you lose your parents, the sadness doesn't go away. 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It does. But the truth is, with the death of your own blood, part of you dies with them and your eyes reflect a very distinct stamp, even when you’re smiling. You don’t “lose” your parents... you can lose a sock and buy a new one. You become unearthed in a way, unlived and unfelt.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elena Levon" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elena-levon/does-time-heal-it-does-but-the-truth-is-with-the-death-of-your-own/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/elena-levon-19991_death_does-time-heal-it-does-but-the-truth-is_1587735.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/elena-levon-19991_death_does-time-heal-it-does-but-the-truth-is_1587735.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/elena-levon-19991_death_does-time-heal-it-does-but-the-truth-is_1587735.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Does time heal? It does. 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