--- title: "1 Mourn Dead Quotes By Patti Roberts" description: "1 Mourn Dead quotes by Patti Roberts. Plus more from Patti Roberts and more Mourn Dead sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/patti-roberts-23643_death_the-hands-on-the-clock-never-faulted-not_2977532.jpg" --- > [“The hands on the clock never faulted, not for a second. One day ended; and a new began. If there was one thing on this earth that could be counted on, it was that. Time never paused to mourn the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/the-hands-on-the-clock-never-faulted-not-for-a-second-one-day-ended/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/patti-roberts-23643_death_the-hands-on-the-clock-never-faulted-not_2977532.jpg) ## More by Patti Roberts > [“They took the little guys to the hospital and neither one suffered dehydration or malnutrition! The oldest said it was because of the angels;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/they-took-the-little-guys-to-the-hospital-and-neither-one-suffered/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Sometimes, you have to help God accomplish miracles instead of just praying and then waiting!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/sometimes-you-have-to-help-god-accomplish-miracles-instead-of-just/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Joshua to Angela: "Please, Angela, do it for me… and you never know you just might have fun." She looked at him warily. "I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/joshua-to-angela-please-angela-do-it-for-me-and-you-never-know-you/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Katherine screwed her nose up at the taste of the instant coffee. Grace laughed. "Trust me. You love this stuff. You can't start your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/katherine-screwed-her-nose-up-at-the-taste-of-the-instant-coffee/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Whatever. I know that when a monster is chasing you. You take your high-heeled shoes off. I’ve learned that … And you never, ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/whatever-i-know-that-when-a-monster-is-chasing-you-you-take-your-high/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“I live precariously through my characters - so I want them to be loved passionately, live vibrantly, love unconditionally. Make friends they would die…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/i-live-precariously-through-my-characters-so-i-want-them-to-be-loved/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Excerpt: Paradox – Bound By Blood. The hands on a clock never falter, not for a second. One day ends; and a new begins.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/excerpt-paradox-bound-by-blood-the-hands-on-a-clock-never-falter-not/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [When your heart breaks open, that all you want to do is lay down and die! Because you know that is the only way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/when-your-heart-breaks-open-that-all-you-want-to-do-is-lay-down-and/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Firstly, though we have to clean this blood up off the tiles before it dries. It is far easier to clean the blood up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/firstly-though-we-have-to-clean-this-blood-up-off-the-tiles-before-it/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Wade walked into the room. "I hope you two girls are playing nice?" "If by, hope, you mean, a feeling of expectation, and desire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/wade-walked-into-the-room-i-hope-you-two-girls-are-playing-nice-if-by/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Mr. Chan," Grace said as the wind whipped strands of her hair across her face. "What are you doing here?" She shouted over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/mr-chan-grace-said-as-the-wind-whipped-strands-of-her-hair-across-her/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“The Saying, "you can't always get what you want" is very true. One day you wake up and realize that the likelihood of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/the-saying-you-can-t-always-get-what-you-want-is-very-true-one-day/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Writing is a 24/7 job. You live it, eat it, breathe it... the pay can be pretty lousy, but you do it happily, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/writing-is-a-24-7-job-you-live-it-eat-it-breathe-it-the-pay-can-be/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“When mommy was like this,” the unspoken word was dead, “the angels told me what to do for my brother; they helped me find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/when-mommy-was-like-this-the-unspoken-word-was-dead-the-angels-told/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) > [“Masks camouflage the faces of both good and evil. Keeps hidden what is a truth and what is a lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patti-roberts/masks-camouflage-the-faces-of-both-good-and-evil-keeps-hidden-what-is/) [Patti Roberts](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patti-roberts/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mourn-dead/patti-roberts/#itemlist", "name": "1 Mourn Dead Quotes By Patti Roberts", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The hands on the clock never faulted, not for a second. One day ended; and a new began. If there was one thing on this earth that could be counted on, it was that. Time never paused to mourn the dead. That particular privilege is allotted to the living. It is for the survivor to mourn, bury the dead, and leave the rest to the earth. 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