"The bereaved cannot communicate with the unbereaved." — Iris Murdoch

More Bereaved Quotes

This quote is filed under Bereaved Quotes, one of 26 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

• To the artist He is the one altogether lovely, and to the educator He is the master teacher. To the… — John Gerstner
• The denial of death is openly acknowledged as a significant trait of our culture. The tears of the bereaved have… — Unknown Author
• Honest listening is one of the best medicines we can offer the dying and the bereaved. — Unknown Author
• Look around in the world, and you may see some in every place who are objects of pity, bereaved by… — John Flavel
• For many, love is a two-sided coin. It can strengthen or stifle, expand or enfeeble, perfect or pauperize. When love… — Colleen Houck
• We are all inspired by the incredible stories of handicapped people who write novels with their toes, cancer victims who… — Danah Zohar
• 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… — Mark Twain
• Television has never known what to do with grief, which resists narrative: the dramas of grief are largely internal -… — 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

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