Grief Quote by Anton Chekhov

“Why do you always wear black?” "I am mourning for my life.”

— Anton Chekhov

When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.

— Anton Chekhov

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“MEDVIEDENKO Why do you always wear mourning? MASHA I dress in black to match my life. I am unhappy.”

— Anton Chekhov

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I extend my condolences to those who have lost a loved one by saying, Good mourning.

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You do not see the river of mourning because it lacks one tear of your own.

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“It's wrong to give so much time over to mourning, she tells herself. Mourning and brooding. There's nothing to be accomplished by it.”

— Margaret Atwood