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title: "6 Person Loss Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 6 Person Loss quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Person Loss sayings and thoughts."
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> [There are many kinds of loss embedded in a loss - the loss of the person, and the loss of the self…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghan-o-rourke/there-are-many-kinds-of-loss-embedded-in-a-loss-the-loss-of-the/)

[Meghan O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghan-o-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/meghan-o-rourke-9574_death_there-are-many-kinds-of-loss-embedded-in_162410.jpg)

> [“Loss is a straightforward equation: 2 - 1 = 1. A person is there, then she is not. But a loss is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zinzi-clemmons/loss-is-a-straightforward-equation-2-1-1-a-person-is-there-then-she/)

[Zinzi Clemmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zinzi-clemmons/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/zinzi-clemmons-23740_death_loss-is-a-straightforward-equation-2-1-1_187896.jpg)

> [When a relationship ends, don't go around thinking it's your fault show the person that it's their loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kealohi-dela-cruz/when-a-relationship-ends-don-t-go-around-thinking-it-s-your-fault/)

[Kealohi Dela Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kealohi-dela-cruz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/kealohi-dela-cruz-252838_breakup_when-a-relationship-ends-don-t-go-around_495949.jpg)

> [A broken heart isn't so much the loss of the person as it is the loss of your dreams with that person](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-les-becquets/a-broken-heart-isn-t-so-much-the-loss-of-the-person-as-it-is-the-loss/)

[Diane Les Becquets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-les-becquets/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b7/diane-les-becquets-84434_dreams_a-broken-heart-isn-t-so-much-the-loss-of_919569.jpg)

> [“Even if you’re the victor, you’ve hurt the other person, and there has to be some loss associated with that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/even-if-you-re-the-victor-you-ve-hurt-the-other-person-and-there-has/)

[David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/david-levithan-67_quote_even-if-you-re-the-victor-you-ve-hurt-th_2029621.jpg)

> [Gain cannot be made without some other person's loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/publilius-syrus/gain-cannot-be-made-without-some-other-person-s-loss/)

[Publilius Syrus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/publilius-syrus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abd/publilius-syrus-594_gain_gain-cannot-be-made-without-some-other-p_2043640.png)

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