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> [“It is a bittersweet joy, but real nonetheless—the way our lost loves are forever in our hearts and minds. They are, in fact, constant to our consciousness in a way they couldn’t be when they were alive, because then we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/it-is-a-bittersweet-joy-but-real-nonetheless-the-way-our-lost-loves/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

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## More by Martha Whitmore Hickman

> [If we can choose where to cry, at home or with a few people who will be fully understanding, perhaps we will feel easier.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/if-we-can-choose-where-to-cry-at-home-or-with-a-few-people-who-will/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

> [Perhaps the reassuring thing about grieving is that the process will not be cheated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/perhaps-the-reassuring-thing-about-grieving-is-that-the-process-will/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

> [“Nothing could stop you. Not the best day. Not the quiet. Not the ocean rocking. You went on with your dying. —”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/nothing-could-stop-you-not-the-best-day-not-the-quiet-not-the-ocean/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

> [“...how gracious seem the small gifts that may come - a patch of sunlight on a cold floor, an unexpected gesture of friendship, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/how-gracious-seem-the-small-gifts-that-may-come-a-patch-of-sunlight/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

> [As for inflicting our sorrow on other people, one does not want to go around blathering and crying all the time. But perhaps it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/as-for-inflicting-our-sorrow-on-other-people-one-does-not-want-to-go/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

> [In a world of such beauty as birds in flight, surely I can come to feel at home again, even after my loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/in-a-world-of-such-beauty-as-birds-in-flight-surely-i-can-come-to/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

> [“So maybe the experience of loss not only helps clarify what is important to us, but also helps us know where we are and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/so-maybe-the-experience-of-loss-not-only-helps-clarify-what-is/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

> [“It is a bittersweet joy, but real nonetheless—the way our lost loves are forever in our hearts and minds. They are, in fact, constant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martha-whitmore-hickman/it-is-a-bittersweet-joy-but-real-nonetheless-the-way-our-lost-loves/)

[Martha Whitmore Hickman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martha-whitmore-hickman/)

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