Grief Quote by Sue Monk Kidd

“When you're dead, I think I will miss your problems.”

— Steve Roggenbuck

“there's no point in mourning mistakes when you can fix them”

— Jess Lourey

“Grieving is messy and horrible, and it takes too long, and everyone tells you what you need.”

— Katherine Lampe

“You have to avoid thinking of what upsets you. If not, it will take over your life.”

— Alex Flinn

“Stop your weeping. Grief is for the dead.”

— Brom

“I feel very sorry for myself - that is what grief is.”

— William Boyd

“It's all rather political, mourning is.”

— Melina Marchetta

“It preoccupies me until it's time to leave. It seems such the right expression of grief. I am sad, so in whatever small way…

— Jael McHenry (The Kitchen Daughter

“mostly I have found myself resisting their sadness when I have so much of my own.”

— Jami Attenberg

“You always forget that it's impossible to grieve every minute of the day. You always forget that a mourning period can include laughter, but…

— Katie Heaney

“Don't let your fear of instantaneous sadness cause you a permanent one.”

— Shereen Sherif

“That’s it. I’m asking you, I’m really asking you—how is it possible that we aren’t in a permanent state of mourning?”

— Peter Orner