Grief Quote by Bodie Thoene

“In the monotony of everyday existence grief comes as a holiday, and a fire is an entertainment. A scratch embellishes an empty face.”

— Maxim Gorky

Grief comes and goes, but depression is unremitting

— Kay Redfield Jamison

The interesting thing about grief, I think, is that it is its own size. It is not the size of you. It is its…

— Stephen Colbert

In youth, grief comes with a rush and overflow, but it dries up, too, like the torrent. In the winter of life it remains…

— Sophie Swetchine

Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be. Grief has no distance. Grief comes in waves, paroxysms, sudden apprehensions that weaken…

— Joan Didion

“Now there's something else I know. You might not think you're grieving, but grief comes in all sorts of ways. There's the kind of…

— Beth Hoffman

“My father was dead, my mother was dead, I would need for a while to watch for mines, but I would still get up…

— Joan Didion

“Grief, when it comes, is nothing we expect it to be.”

— Joan Didion

Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn't yours. But grief comes from losing something you've already had.

— Jodi Picoult

“Death is awful fierce. After it cuts those still living into little pieces, grief comes along to watch them bleed.”

— Sandi Morgan Denkers

And I know you've spent a lifetime trying to protect me from the staggering pain of grief that comes from losing the things and…

— Alyson Noel

Grief, when it comes, is nothing like we expect it to be.

— Joan Didion