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title: "9 Lost Husband Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Lost Husband quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Lost Husband sayings and thoughts."
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> [“She hadn’t just lost her husband; she’d lost an entire way of life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-pekkanen/she-hadn-t-just-lost-her-husband-she-d-lost-an-entire-way-of-life/)

[Sarah Pekkanen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-pekkanen/)

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> [I lost my husband, and it's a horrific thing to live through.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sheryl-sandberg/i-lost-my-husband-and-it-s-a-horrific-thing-to-live-through/)

[Sheryl Sandberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sheryl-sandberg/)

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> [“A woman who has lost her husband is invalid, thus an invalid. In”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/a-woman-who-has-lost-her-husband-is-invalid-thus-an-invalid-in/)

[Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/117/joyce-carol-oates-344_invalid_a-woman-who-has-lost-her-husband-is-inva_13581.png)

> [“Donald’s name came up often and tentatively, like a child sneaking into the adult bed, forcing wary lovers to make room in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-howey/donald-s-name-came-up-often-and-tentatively-like-a-child-sneaking/)

[Hugh Howey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-howey/)

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> [“I know you’ve lost your husband. I know every day is a battle for you because you miss him. I’m not trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heidi-mclaughlin/i-know-you-ve-lost-your-husband-i-know-every-day-is-a-battle-for-you/)

[Heidi McLaughlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heidi-mclaughlin/)

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> [Our past is who we are, and death is one of our experiences. I lost my husband a long time ago, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/talia-shire/our-past-is-who-we-are-and-death-is-one-of-our-experiences-i-lost-my/)

[Talia Shire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/talia-shire/)

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> [“So, this is how it will play out. Today, in the sunshine, on the noisy sidewalk at Logan Airport in Boston, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deirdre-elizabeth-parker/so-this-is-how-it-will-play-out-today-in-the-sunshine-on-the-noisy/)

[Deirdre-Elizabeth Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deirdre-elizabeth-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e25/deirdre-elizabeth-parker-43644_crime_so-this-is-how-it-will-play-out-today-in_2128409.jpg)

> [Can I remember exactly when I 'lost' my husband? Was it the moment when I had to start tying his shoelaces for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judy-parfitt/can-i-remember-exactly-when-i-lost-my-husband-was-it-the-moment-when/)

[Judy Parfitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judy-parfitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/50e/judy-parfitt-31430_able_can-i-remember-exactly-when-i-lost-my-hu_1795259.jpg)

> [ When I lost my husband \[Oliver "Doolittle" Lynn\], I just didn't want to work so hard anymore. I hate that I didn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/loretta-lynn/when-i-lost-my-husband-oliver-doolittle-lynn-i-just-didn-t-want-to/)

[Loretta Lynn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/loretta-lynn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a2/loretta-lynn-6414_back-to-work_when-i-lost-my-husband-oliver-doolittle_1935781.png)

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