Skip to content

Grief Quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne

“The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a woman in it. Towards her mother…” quote by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Download Open image
““The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a woman in it. Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish was all fulfilled.””

Nathaniel Hawthorne

2.9 out of 5 (4 ratings)

More by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Explore all 526 Nathaniel Hawthorne quotes

More Grief quotes

Browse all 7,654 Grief quotes