Bereaved Quotes

26 quotes by 24 authors

To the artist He is the one altogether lovely, and to the educator He is the master teacher. To the philosopher He is the wisdom… — John Gerstner
The denial of death is openly acknowledged as a significant trait of our culture. The tears of the bereaved have become comparable to the excretions… — Philippe Aries
Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved. — Jeanie (Jenny) Cameron
Look around in the world, and you may see some in every place who are objects of pity, bereaved by sad accidents of all the… — John Flavel
For many, love is a two-sided coin. It can strengthen or stifle, expand or enfeeble, perfect or pauperize. When love is returned, we soar. We… — Colleen Houck
We are all inspired by the incredible stories of handicapped people who write novels with their toes, cancer victims who run marathons for cancer research,… — Danah Zohar
The bereaved cannot communicate with the unbereaved. — Iris Murdoch
Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died. — Peter Ustinov
Widows are divided into two classes - the bereaved and relieved. — Victor Robinson
The darling mispronunciations of childhood! - dear me, there's no music that can touch it; and how one grieves when it wastes away and dissolves… — Mark Twain
Television has never known what to do with grief, which resists narrative: the dramas of grief are largely internal - for the bereaved, it is… — Meghan O'Rourke
Most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak. — M.F.K. Fisher
For survivors, the word closure often connotes that the bereaved are underachievers who flunked a grief course. — Earl A Grollman
We are deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of life and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, .. Starbucks has a long tradition of striving to… — Howard Schultz
But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the… — Meghan O'Rourke
There is not much talking now. A silence falls upon them all. This is no time to talk of hedges and fields, or the beauties… — Alan Paton
Dear God. Not only am I unemployed and homeless, but I also have a pregnant woman, bereaved dog, elephant, and eleven horses to take care… — Sara Gruen
For the sight of the angry weather saddens my soul and the sight of the town, sitting like a bereaved mother beneath layers of ice,… — Khalil Gibran
We bereaved are not alone. We belong to the largest company in all the world--the company of those who have known suffering. — Helen Keller
I wonder why bereaved people even bother with mourning clothes when the grief itself provides such an unmistakable wardrobe. — Jandy Nelson

Who Wrote These Bereaved Quotes

24 authors contributed a total of 26 Bereaved Quotes as follows: