Car Quote by Jim Bishop

Except for the young or very happy, I can't say I am sorry for anyone who dies.

— William Makepeace Thackeray

As a parent, it's my responsibility to equip my child to do this - to grieve when grief is necessary and to realize that…

— Sam Harris

“parents have the young ones touch the person’s face. Children need to understand the reality of life and death as a reminder to each…

— Ora-Jay Eash

“As a parent, my fear is that when we die, we'll have to watch all those moments in our lives when we were short…

— Will Ferguson

“Dead parents are gruesome, yes, but anyone who’s anyone in children’s literature has either been orphaned or abandoned; well-adjusted kids from stable two-parent homes…

— Lynn messina

“As a parent? My fear is that when we die, we'll have to watch all those moments in our lives when we were short-tempered…

— Will Ferguson

There is some comfort in dying surrounded by one's children.

— Ann Radcliffe

“We mourn for the dead, but it's a selfish act. It may be a tragedy that so many young lives are lost to us,…

— Jenny Penn

My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while…

— Prince Harry

My brother's death does make me think about mortality, although I've had so many close scrapes with the children issue.

— Amanda Redman

“Studies have shown that fathers of murdered children often die within a few years of the murder, often of heart failure. Really, they die…

— William Landay

Despite our preparation, indeed, despite our age, [the death of a parent] dislodges things deep in us, sets off reactions that surprise us and…

— Joan Didion