Burden Quote by Jeff VanderMeer

“But now his life had weight.”

— Tom Franklin

“He was holding the image of his own people up: sometimes it was weight enough to stagger under.”

— Colum McCann

“A hundred pounds! He couldn't remember ever having seen a hundred pounds, all at one time. He found himself envying his father, who had…

— John Mortimer

“Carrying all of these thoughts is downright heavy .”

— Corey Ann Haydu

“You weren't heavy at all...the only weight you carry is on your shoulders. I wish I could carry it for you.”

— Augusten Burroughs

“against the hard surface, as if he were weightless.”

— Jeff Gunzel

“The weight of his life fell away and he embraced the promise of forever.”

— Thomas J. Torrington

“That is how life is, it gives us burdens to carry and doesn’t give a damn about the weight. We shoulder it or we…

— Alessandra Torre

“The things I carry are my thoughts. That's it. They are the only weight. My thoughts determine whether I am free and light or…

— Kamal Ravikant

“But this grief, for all its awful weight, insists that he matters.”

— Jesmyn Ward

“I’ve lived my whole life as a burden. She makes me feel weightless.”

— Martin Pistorius

“It was a humbling thought, to realize the weight of the world could not break him, but the loss of her could have.”

— Joey W. Hill