Consciousness Quote by Panos Cosmatos

Losing my mother at such an early age is the scar of my soul. But I feel like it ultimately made me into the…

— Mariska Hargitay

Even in losing my mother, beautiful, amazing awakenings have happened within my family. Of course, losing her is not what you want. The things…

— Tig Notaro

I had to go on without my mother, even though I was suffering terribly, grieving her. My whole life sort of ended when my…

— Cheryl Strayed

My mother's death put me in touch with my most savage self. As I've grown up and come to terms with her death and…

— Cheryl Strayed

Here's a thing about the death of your mother, or anyone else you love: You can't anticipate how you'll feel afterward. People will tell…

— Mary Schmich

Instead of joyfully looking forward to my birth, my mother began systematically preparing for her own death. She was fatalistic.

— Lorna Luft

I was very close to my mother, and her death, which left a gaping hole in my life, has been very difficult for me…

— Vanessa Kerry

After my mother's death, I began to see her as she had really been… It was less like losing someone than discovering someone.

— Nancy Hale

I had known a couple of people who had died, but the loss of my mother contained something of the profoundly unknowable.

— Andrew Solomon

The first thing I tried to do in the months after losing my mother was to write a poem. I found myself turning to…

— Natasha Trethewey

I had a sister who died and my mother passed away. I know that grief comes in waves. When deep grief hits, I know…

— Emily Saliers