Coma Quote by Pseudonymous Bosch
“This new condition, this unwilled silence, had fallen over him ten days ago. The day Cass had gone into the hospital. The day she had fallen into a coma.”
About This Quote
A sudden, involuntary silence follows personal tragedy, reflecting deep grief and helplessness.
In simple terms: Grief brings a quiet, forced silence.
Key Takeaway
Allow yourself to feel the loss.
Themes
grief
silence
loss
Mood
somber
empathetic
Type
reflective
emotional
When to use this quote
- bereavement
- family crisis
- personal reflection
Key Concepts
psychology
emotional trauma
Questions to Reflect On
- What does this silence mean to you?
- How can you support someone in such silence?
A Different Perspective
Silence may mask unresolved emotions.
![“With the passing of time, she would slowly tire of this exercise. She would find it increasingly exhausting to conjure up, to dust off, to resuscitate once again what was long dead. There would come a day, in fact, years later, when [she] would no longer bewail his loss. Or not as relentlessly…” quote by Khaled Hosseini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/776/khaled-hosseini-251_fitness_with-the-passing-of-time-she-would-slowl_2315580.jpg)
![“What happens [in a coma] is that you lose the grounding of the self, you no longer have access to any feeling of your own existence.” quote by Antonio Damasio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aa3/antonio-damasio-9144_access_what-happens-in-a-coma-is-that-you-lose_330401.jpg)