Quote by Janette Oke

“there is no grief more devastating than the grief for what could have been.”

— Kaya McLaren

“Until now I had been able only to grieve, not mourn. Grief was passive. Grief happened. Mourning, the act of dealing with grief, required…

— Joan Didion

“Grief held on. It would not let go of loss, because to do that was to accept it. I told that to grieving families…

— Patricia Cornwell

“Grieving is a weakness-too human, too mired in compassion, and we can't repeat that mistake, can we?”

— Steven dos Santos

“Grieving is an expression of gratitude, and that expression doesn't have to be rushed.”

— Carolyn Wells

“I grieve that grief can teach me nothing.”

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“My grief had become a thick scab; I picked at it from time to time, but mostly I left it alone. I didn’t want…

— Marshall Thornton

“Grief should have been all-consuming. I hated myself that it wasn't. But sometimes I forgot. Jesus, how could I fucking forget? Sometimes I went…

— Lisa Henry

“grief is as much about regret for what you’ve never had as sadness for what you’ve lost. Anyway, we got through it somehow.”

— David Nicholls

“Not all loss was about grief. Sometimes it was the loss of fear, or consequence. Loss could be liberating.”

— Sarah Hilary

“Grief helps us to relinquish the illusion that the past could be different from what it was.”

— Sharon Salzberg

“Grief is a kick in the chest. It steals your breath, hits you so hard you think you’ll never stand back up again. And…

— Julie Johnson