--- title: "7 Say Grief Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Say Grief quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Say Grief sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/brenda-rothert-25755_anger_you-know-some-people-say-grief-is-like-a_207887.jpg" --- > [“You know, some people say grief is like an ocean,” I said. “I think that’s true. It’s deep and dark and bigger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenda-rothert/you-know-some-people-say-grief-is-like-an-ocean-i-said-i-think-that-s/) [Brenda Rothert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenda-rothert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/brenda-rothert-25755_anger_you-know-some-people-say-grief-is-like-a_207887.jpg) > [It's a truism to say that grief affects people in different ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cathy-newman/it-s-a-truism-to-say-that-grief-affects-people-in-different-ways/) [Cathy Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cathy-newman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89d/cathy-newman-5422_affects_it-s-a-truism-to-say-that-grief-affects_277525.jpg) > [“Although it seems shocking to say so, grief is a funny thing. On the one hand, you're numb, yet on the other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-bradley/although-it-seems-shocking-to-say-so-grief-is-a-funny-thing-on-the/) [Alan Bradley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-bradley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c5/alan-bradley-1571_grief_although-it-seems-shocking-to-say-so-gri_1325206.jpg) > [To say that my grief will be eternal would be ridiculous - nothing is eternal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marie-bashkirtseff/to-say-that-my-grief-will-be-eternal-would-be-ridiculous-nothing-is/) [Marie Bashkirtseff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marie-bashkirtseff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/61a/marie-bashkirtseff-26025_death_to-say-that-my-grief-will-be-eternal-wou_1466504.png) > [“They say grief occurs in five stages. First there's denial followed by anger. Then comes bargaining, depression and acceptance. But grief is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-thorne/they-say-grief-occurs-in-five-stages-first-there-s-denial-followed-by/) [Emily Thorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-thorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d91/emily-thorne-11079_acceptance_they-say-grief-occurs-in-five-stages-fir_1832588.jpg) > [Happiness does not await us all. One needn't be a prophet to say that there will be more grief and pain than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anton-chekhov/happiness-does-not-await-us-all-one-needn-t-be-a-prophet-to-say-that/) [Anton Chekhov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anton-chekhov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/anton-chekhov-298_age_happiness-does-not-await-us-all-one-need_2594034.jpg) > [They sat quietly together for a few minutes, Joe holding Fiona's hand, Fiona sniffling. No flowery words, no platitudes passed between them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-donnelly/they-sat-quietly-together-for-a-few-minutes-joe-holding-fiona-s-hand/) [Jennifer Donnelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-donnelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/362/jennifer-donnelly-1585_done_they-sat-quietly-together-for-a-few-minu_2755938.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/say-grief/#itemlist", "name": "Say Grief Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You know, some people say grief is like an ocean,” I said. “I think that’s true. It’s deep and dark and bigger than you can even wrap your mind around. It takes you to places that are scary and unknown. But none of it is wrong. If feeling angry right now helps you get out of bed in the morning and go on, then feel it. 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