Absence Quote by James Martineau

Grief is an expression that you loved well.

— Elizabeth Lesser

Grief is sort of the allowance of feeling.

— Carrie Brownstein

Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. And…

— Jodi Picoult

Grief starts to become indulgent, and it doesn't serve anyone, and it's painful. But if you transform it into remembrance, then you're magnifying the…

— Patti Smith

Grief is characterized much more by waves of feeling that lessen and reoccur, it's less like stages and more like different states of feeling.

— Meghan O'Rourke

“It is painful to remember what and who we've lost, but it's also comforting. Grief can become its own comfort...the moment when grief itself…

— Amy Andrews and Jessica Mesman Griffith

Grief is only the memory of widowed affections.

— James Martineau

“Grief is not an identity. What feels so solid and real as a grief reaction (or any other reaction) in any moment is merely…

— Sameet M. Kumar

Grief is a profound part of recovery and new life. Tears of regrets, remorse and despair waters the roots of love and life itself.…

— Anonymous

Grief is a normal and natural response to loss. It is originally an unlearned feeling process. Keeping grief inside increases your pain.

— Anne Grant

Grief takes many forms, including the absence of grief

— Alison Bechdel

Grief reveals itself in the most mundane activities, like eating. It's never when you're looking at old pictures.

— David Lowery