Mourning Quotes

235 quotes by 201 authors

I've grieved enough for his life cut short and for mine for running on for so long with so little in it. It's weakness now,… — Rosie Thomas
Red was the blood of the siblings massacred in the North, black was for mourning them, green was for the prosperity Biafra would have, and,… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
In the eyes of mourning the land of dreams begins. — Pablo Neruda
You know what it's like. Sometimes, you meet a wonderful person, but it's only for a brief instant. Maybe on vacation or on a train… — Marian Keyes
For a while, Mirabelle believes there will be a moment when he will cave in and let himself love her, but eventually she lets the… — Steve Martin
... You are the closest I will ever come to heaven, either here on Earth or in the afterlife, and I will not regret it,… — Elizabeth Hoyt
Nothing says "deeply in mourning" like canapÃ©s and free beer. — Mira Grant
Why do we not care to acknowledge them? The cattle, the body count. We still don't like to admit the war was even partly our… — Alan Bennett
Desiring always to be in mourning, he clothed himself with night. — Victor Hugo
I wake up in that state of grief when you can tell you've been mourning even in your sleep. — Carolyn Parkhurst
No mother. Two small words, and yet within them lay a bottomless well of pain and loss, a ceaseless mourning for touches that were never… — Kristin Hannah
So what do you wear to dump somebody?" she asked me, twirling a lock of hair around one finger. "Black, for mourning? Or something cheerful… — Sarah Dessen
Says the girl dressed up in formal Goth mourning," Shane said. "Seriously, who buys a black lace veil? You keep that on hand for special… — Rachel Caine
Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow. — Catherynne M. Valente
When the past dies, there is mourning, but when the future dies our imaginations are compelled to carry it on. — Gloria Steinem
I wonder why bereaved people even bother with mourning clothes when the grief itself provides such an unmistakable wardrobe. — Jandy Nelson
Doctor MacKenzie says "Sometimes I think the Victorians had the right idea. When you lost a family member back then you were suppose to be… — Mercedes Lackey
I feel about my dogs now, and all the dogs I had prior to this, the way I feel about childrenâ€”they are that important to… — Mary Tyler Moore
One can never be sure,â€ the Green Wind sighed. â€œThere is always the danger of kisses where sleeping maids are concerned. But you are safe… — Catherynne M. Valente
People ask me why I wear veils. I reply, I am mourning. Mourning what? Well I figure something shitty must be going on somewhere. — Lady Gaga

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