--- title: "17 Sorrow Grief Quotes by 16 authors" description: "Browse 17 Sorrow Grief quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Sorrow Grief sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/william-blake-397_grief_can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-so_2182893.jpg" --- > [Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, and not seek for kind relief?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-sorrow-too-can-i-see-another-s-2/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/william-blake-397_grief_can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-so_2182893.jpg) > [Care draws on care, woe comforts woe again, Sorrow breeds sorrow, on grief brings forth twain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-drayton/care-draws-on-care-woe-comforts-woe-again-sorrow-breeds-sorrow-on/) [Michael Drayton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-drayton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/213/michael-drayton-28036_care_care-draws-on-care-woe-comforts-woe-agai_2969379.jpg) > [As much sorrow and grief as came from 9/11, there have also come positives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mack-wilberg/as-much-sorrow-and-grief-as-came-from-9-11-there-have-also-come/) [Mack Wilberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mack-wilberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daa/mack-wilberg-20092_came_as-much-sorrow-and-grief-as-came-from-9_116799.jpg) > [I have a silent sorrow here; A grief Ill neer impart; It breathes no sigh, it sheds not tear, But it consumes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-have-a-silent-sorrow-here-a-grief-ill-neer-impart-it-breathes-no/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae0/anonymous-1_broken-heart_i-have-a-silent-sorrow-here-a-grief-ill_1203377.jpg) > [The criminal law is not meant to respond to every sorrow and grief.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-cameron/the-criminal-law-is-not-meant-to-respond-to-every-sorrow-and-grief/) [Daniel Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-cameron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/148/daniel-cameron-11349_criminal-law_the-criminal-law-is-not-meant-to-respond_937591.jpg) > [“This next is my grandest sorrow, this grief I brought my own to carry, the weight of which threatened to crush all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-j-klune/this-next-is-my-grandest-sorrow-this-grief-i-brought-my-own-to-carry/) [T.J. Klune](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-j-klune/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11a/t-j-klune-1425_death_this-next-is-my-grandest-sorrow-this-gri_2385426.jpg) > [The sorrow, grief, and rage you feel is a measure of your humanity and your evolutionary maturity. As your heart breaks open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joanna-macy/the-sorrow-grief-and-rage-you-feel-is-a-measure-of-your-humanity-and/) [Joanna Macy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joanna-macy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/joanna-macy-15005_anger_the-sorrow-grief-and-rage-you-feel-is-a_2911567.jpg) > [I know nothing which can so comfort the soul; so calm the swelling billows of sorrow and grief; so speak peace to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-spurgeon/i-know-nothing-which-can-so-comfort-the-soul-so-calm-the-swelling/) [Charles Spurgeon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-spurgeon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/060/charles-spurgeon-82_calm_i-know-nothing-which-can-so-comfort-the_779309.jpg) > [For better and for worse, I feel like sorrow and grief are really transformative personal experiences for me, and I question what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karyn-kusama/for-better-and-for-worse-i-feel-like-sorrow-and-grief-are-really/) [Karyn Kusama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karyn-kusama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd6/karyn-kusama-4490_better_for-better-and-for-worse-i-feel-like-sor_3208906.jpg) > [My father's passing comes with sorrow and grief for me, for my mother, for my brothers, and for my sisters. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/meghan-mccain/my-father-s-passing-comes-with-sorrow-and-grief-for-me-for-my-mother/) [Meghan McCain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/meghan-mccain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b74/meghan-mccain-4652_death_my-father-s-passing-comes-with-sorrow-an_1584289.jpg) > [“Grieving for someone or something is not a mental health issue it is sorrow and grief.Grief can become depression but often it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-crowe/grieving-for-someone-or-something-is-not-a-mental-health-issue-it-is/) [Liz Crowe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-crowe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f6/liz-crowe-85692_death_grieving-for-someone-or-something-is-not_2344455.jpg) > [“Whatever he goes through, I feel. Whatever I go through, he feels. It’s what happens when two people become one: they no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-hoover/whatever-he-goes-through-i-feel-whatever-i-go-through-he-feels-it-s/) [Colleen Hoover](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-hoover/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/colleen-hoover-124_feels_whatever-he-goes-through-i-feel-whatever_426778.jpg) > [“All I could think about was you." Fern was holding back tears and her sorrow made the grief well up inside his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-harmon/all-i-could-think-about-was-you-fern-was-holding-back-tears-and-her/) [Amy Harmon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-harmon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/amy-harmon-1093_heartbroken_all-i-could-think-about-was-you-fern-was_2719568.png) > [Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-sorrow-too-can-i-see-another-s/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/william-blake-397_children_can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-so_386854.jpg) > [I recently got back from Hiroshima and it was fascinating to me how the Japanese accommodate this paradox. We were talking about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/i-recently-got-back-from-hiroshima-and-it-was-fascinating-to-me-how/) [Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-tempest-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc3/terry-tempest-williams-835_accommodate_i-recently-got-back-from-hiroshima-and-i_3162517.png) > [“I expected to feel only empty and heartbroken after Paul died. It never occurred to me that you could love someone the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kalanithi/i-expected-to-feel-only-empty-and-heartbroken-after-paul-died-it/) [Paul Kalanithi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-kalanithi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/paul-kalanithi-5204_every-moment_i-expected-to-feel-only-empty-and-heartb_1632100.jpg) > [“I used to cry to the stars in the sky and begged them to have mercy on me cause I longed for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/magdalena-ganowska/i-used-to-cry-to-the-stars-in-the-sky-and-begged-them-to-have-mercy/) [Magdalena Ganowska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/magdalena-ganowska/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/924/magdalena-ganowska-101568_compassion_i-used-to-cry-to-the-stars-in-the-sky-an_974325.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sorrow-grief/#itemlist", "name": "Sorrow Grief Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Can I see another's woe, and not be in sorrow too? 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Whatever I go through, he feels. It’s what happens when two people become one: they no longer only share love. They also share all of the pain, heartache, sorrow, and grief.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Colleen Hoover" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-hoover/whatever-he-goes-through-i-feel-whatever-i-go-through-he-feels-it-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/colleen-hoover-124_feels_whatever-he-goes-through-i-feel-whatever_426778.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/colleen-hoover-124_feels_whatever-he-goes-through-i-feel-whatever_426778.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/colleen-hoover-124_feels_whatever-he-goes-through-i-feel-whatever_426778.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Whatever he goes through, I feel. Whatever I go through, he feels. 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Can I see another's grief, And not seek for kind relief? Can I see a falling tear, And not feel my sorrow's share? Can a father see his child Weep, nor be with sorrow filled? Can a mother sit and hear An infant groan, an infant fear? No, no! never can it be! Never, never can it be!", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Blake" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-sorrow-too-can-i-see-another-s/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/william-blake-397_children_can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-so_386854.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/william-blake-397_children_can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-so_386854.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/719/william-blake-397_children_can-i-see-another-s-woe-and-not-be-in-so_386854.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Can I see another's woe, And not be in sorrow too? 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Being there, what I perceived was that this is a sorrow that is not a grief that one forgets or recovers from, but it is a burning, searing illumination of love for the delicacy and strength of our relations.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Terry Tempest Williams" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-tempest-williams/i-recently-got-back-from-hiroshima-and-it-was-fascinating-to-me-how/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc3/terry-tempest-williams-835_accommodate_i-recently-got-back-from-hiroshima-and-i_3162517.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc3/terry-tempest-williams-835_accommodate_i-recently-got-back-from-hiroshima-and-i_3162517.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc3/terry-tempest-williams-835_accommodate_i-recently-got-back-from-hiroshima-and-i_3162517.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I recently got back from Hiroshima and it was fascinating to me how the Japanese accommodate this paradox…” — Terry Tempest Williams", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I expected to feel only empty and heartbroken after Paul died. 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What we want is to live our marriage well and faithfully through that phase too.” Caring for our daughter, nurturing relationships with family, publishing this book, pursuing meaningful work, visiting Paul’s grave, grieving and honoring him, persisting…my love goes on—lives on—in a way I’d never expected.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Kalanithi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-kalanithi/i-expected-to-feel-only-empty-and-heartbroken-after-paul-died-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/paul-kalanithi-5204_every-moment_i-expected-to-feel-only-empty-and-heartb_1632100.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/paul-kalanithi-5204_every-moment_i-expected-to-feel-only-empty-and-heartb_1632100.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71e/paul-kalanithi-5204_every-moment_i-expected-to-feel-only-empty-and-heartb_1632100.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I expected to feel only empty and heartbroken after Paul died. 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My shack of a house, cold and loathed from the very first days. 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